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Former chief adviser of the caretaker government Justice Habibur Rahman yesterday said the country is now passing through a crucial time and hoped that it would be able to overcome the situation successfully.

"We are responsible for this situation as the country is not ruled by foreigners and we can't blame them," he said while addressing as the chief guest a reunion programme of "Ujjiban", a platform of optimistic people, of The Hunger Project, Bangladesh at Ganosastha Kendra here.

He urged the people of all sections of society, especially the youth community, to work for building a participatory administration for getting over the present situation.

Eminent jurist and Gono Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain, former advisers of caretaker governments Sultana Kamal, Professor Rehman Sobhan and M Hafiz Uddin Khan, President of 'SUJAN' Professor Muzaffer Ahmad and Country Director of Hunger Project Dr Badiul Alam Mazumder, among others, addressed the function chaired by convenor of reunion committee Professor Mahfuza Khanam.

Dr Kamal said the country does have the strength to materialise the dreams of independence for building a prosperous Bangladesh. Now it is necessary to properly evaluate and utilise the strength, he observed.

Those who create obstacles, Dr Kamal asserted, towards the path of meaningful change of the country, want to keep the people of Bangladesh stagnant and dependent on others.

Sultana Kamal said, "We have a lot of responsibilities as the citizens of an independent country. We need to sharpen our spirit and we have to erase all the stigmas of the country realising the depth of all the movements and struggles."

Prof Rehman Sobhan urged the people, particularly the youth community, to take part in the ongoing reforms for the democratic process.

Prof Muzaffer Ahmad put emphasis on establishing democracy and a participatory government for solving the existing problems.