Rashed Khan Menon is a “national leader” as his trailblazing and mass-oriented politics in the country’s leftist movement remains crucial to the national political scenario, said speakers at an event yesterday, marking his 80th birthday.
The country’s newspapers have made significant contribution to the Liberation War struggle, creating a nation as well as establishing democracy, said speakers yesterday.
In remembrance of Masud Sadique Chullu, a brave member of the Crack Platoon who executed valiant guerrilla operations during the Liberation War, the cover of the book “The Silent Warrior: In Memory of Masud Sadique Chullu” was unveiled yesterday.
Recalling the contributions of mothers and housewives, whose courageous support gave freedom fighters lifeline during the country’s Liberation War, eminent citizens yesterday said untold stories of numerous such mothers and housewives should be brought to the fore to inspire the post-Liberation War generations.