The Council of Advisers of the Interim Government has recently decided to cancel eight national days, according to a post of verified Facebook page of the chief adviser Wednesday.
The cabinet division will soon issue a gazette notification cancelling these days, CA’s press wing also confirmed.
The days, which will be cancelled, are Historical March 7, March 17- Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s birthday and National Children’s Day, August 5- Birth anniversary of Sheikh Hasina's brother Shaheed Captain Sheikh Kamal, August 8- Sheikh Hasina's mother Bangamata Begum Fazilatunnessa Mujib's birth anniversary, August 15- Bangabandhu's death anniversary and national mourning day, October 18- Sheikh Hasina's younger brother Sheikh Russell Day, November 4- National Constitution Day and December 12- Smart Bangladesh Day, reports BSS.
UNB adds: The Awami League on Wednesday condemned the interim government’s move to cancel eight significant national days, including the one commemorating the historic March 7 speech of Bangabandhu and August 15.
“The Bengali nation is rejecting this intention of wanting to fuel the politics of division and reactionary evil forces by erasing the national history of Bengali by pressing the reset button,” the party said in a press release.
It mentioned that the entire nation and people inspired by the spirit of the great Liberation War will unitedly respond to this ‘despicable’ action.
The AL said that ‘well-planned’ steps are being taken to destroy human values and the spirit of the liberation war. “They are hostile to the brave freedom fighters and those who believe in the spirit of the liberation war.”
The press release mentioned that misusing the state apparatus to eliminate the pro-liberation forces from national politics, the interim government is carrying out ‘mass arrests on false charges’. “State has established anarchism in the country, which is called Matsyanyaya.”
Fed up with the government's inefficiency and lawlessness, Awami League said that people have already started saying, “we used to have a beautiful days.”
The press release said that the greatest achievement of Bengal and Bengalis is the establishment of the independent and sovereign Bangladesh state, led by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the Father of the Nation.
“The contribution of the trusted colleagues of the Father of the Nation, the freedom-loving people of the country and his family is indelible. But we can see that all the individuals, institutions and symbolic structures of the liberation struggle are suffering from the vindictive behavior of the government.”
As a result of this, the press release reads, Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and national days related to national history are decided to be excluded from the state activities. “We strongly condemn and protest against such retaliatory measures.”
These included the historic Awakening Speech Day on March 7, Children's Day on March 17, and days of mourning such as August 15, recognized as World Heritage by Unesco.
“The significance of these days in our national history cannot be denied in any way. No one can 'hold' us by pressing the reset button.”
Awami League firmly hopes that truth shall prevail above all.
“The days that were cancelled due to the hatred of the government, the Bengali will observe them socially and culturally with utmost compassion as always and will firmly say, we will come back to the banks of the Dhanshiri River.”
