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All female show: The supporters of the Awami League
and the members of the law-enforcing agency face off
yesterday in front of the Square Hospital where the party
chief Sheikh Hasina is interned. FocusBangla

Staff Reporter

Awami League and different socio cultural organisations yesterday observed the 88th birth anniversary of father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in a befitting manner.

The great leader of the country was born on the day in Tungipara under Gopalganj district in 1920.

On the occasion, Awami League has chalked out a two-day programme.

The programme started with hoisting of the national and party flags atop all party offices across the country at around 6am. The AL leaders and its front organisations also placed wreaths at the portrait of Bangabandhu.

Leaders of AL, its front organisations and different socio-cultural organisations offered Surah Fateha at the Mazar of Sheikh Mujib in Tungipara and placed floral wreaths at about 12:30pm.

A Doa Mahfil was also held at Mazar complex mosque after Johr prayers. Presidium members of the AL Amir Hossain Amu, Tofail Ahmed and Abdur Razzak, among others, were present.

The AL will hold a discussion meeting at the Engineers' Institution today with acting president of the party Zillur Rahman in the chair.

Meanwhile Progressive Democratic Party also held discussion meeting in observance of the birth anniversary of the great leader at its office yesterday afternoon.