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Talk of the Town
Mujib Year will be
treated as an
occasion to
accelerate
Bangladesh's
prosperity and
dignity further.

By Asif Tarafdar

AN ODE TO THE

GREATEST BENGALI

OF ALL TIME

Words are powerful. They inspire us, will be celebrated as "Mujib Year". It Minister Justin Trudeau and Crown
launch us into action and drive us to will be treated as an occasion to Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh
create the changes we want to see in accelerate Bangladesh's prosperity and Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan will
the world. They are individually the dignity further. The torch of victory, also be present at the programs.
most powerful force available to which was given by the Father of the There will be numerous socio-cultural
humanity. They have the ability to Nation by liberating the country will and sports events throughout the year
help or heal, demoralize or inspire a be passed on to the young generation, featuring the top international
nation. On 7 March 1971, the Father empowering them to fulfil his dream athletes and performers to connect
of our Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh of "Shonar Bangla." Every effort is and convey the message of Mujib Year
Mujibur Rahman delivered the speech being made to ensure the spirit of his throughout the world.
that changed the course of history greatness throughout the nation. The There are so many things about Mujib
forever. It motivated a masterplan for the occasion ensures Year to be excited about; it will spread
nation--repressed under brutal his teachings are also spread across Bangabandhu's message of peace and
dictatorship and misguided by the world. prosperity throughout the world and
misinformation--to believe in The inauguration ceremony of Mujib inspire millions more to fight for a
themselves, gave the dream of Year will be presented by heads of world free from hunger and poverty.
standing on its own feet and the states and acknowledged personalities As a nation, we must learn to
courage fight with whatever it has to from across the world. The list embrace his teachings to establish the
become free. Celebrated around the includes Indian Prime Minister country our freedom fighters fought
world as the greatest Bengali of all Narendra Modi, former Indian for. The brave children of history have
time, Bangabandhu is the architect of president Pranab Mukherjee, Indian given us an independent state by
our of the prospering nation that has National Congress Party's President sacrificing millions of lives. Our
been proving the pessimists wrong; we Sonia Gandhi and Organization of responsibility is to accelerate the
are his legacy. Islamic Cooperation's progress of this country and nation.
To commemorate the birth century of Secretary-General Dr Yousef A By creating a society free of hate and
our Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Al-Othaimeen. Several heads of state inequality and by ensuring social
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the period including Malaysian Prime Minister justice, the dream of Bangabandhu
from 17 March 2020 to 17 March 2021 Mahathir Mohamad, Canadian Prime will be materialized.

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