Recalling the contribution of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to the Bangalee nation, State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury today said that Bangabandhu, Bangladesh and Liberation war are tied to the same thread.

“Bangabandhu has given us freedom through Liberation War. Bangabandhu and Bangladesh are tied to the same thread. Bangabandhu not only thought about Bangladesh, he also thought about the whole world,” he said.

The state minister was speaking as chief guest at the inaugural function of ‘Biswa Jurey Bangabandhu o Bangladesh Utshab’ organized by ‘Podokkhep Bangladesh’ a cultural center in Cox’s Bazar on the occasion of Mujib Year and the golden jubilee of the country’s independence, an official handout said.

The Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has taken Bangladesh to new height by taking up various development projects including construction of Padma Bridge and deep-sea port at Matarbari, Khalid said.

“Bangabandhu was a friend to the whole world while Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is the mother of humanity,” he added. ‘Podokkhep Bangladesh’ President Badal Chowdhury presided over the programme.

Member of Parliament Asheq Ullah Rafiq, chairman of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) Shyam Sunder Sikder, Mayor of Cox’s Bazar Mujibur Rahman, Jatiya Kabita Parishad Presidium Member Aslam Sani, Cox’s Bazar district unit president of AL Tofail Ahmed and Cox’s Bazar
district Chhatra League president of AL SM Saddam Hossain also spoke on the occasion.