Habibullah Mizan, Dhaka, Bangladesh
A group of common people yesterday urged the Opposition Leader Khaleda Zia to refrain from celebrating her birthday on August 15 as the whole nation observe the day as National Mourning Day.
They said they did not support any specific political parties but they were politically conscious.
People, who visited the historic residence of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at 32 Dhanmondhi where he along with most of his family members was assassinated on this day, came up with the suggestion.
They said the celebration of her birthday on the day would definitely tarnish her image among the common people.
Rezaul Karim, a student in the Electric and Electronic Engineering Department of the Daffodil International University said, “If August 15 is an actual birth day of the Opposition Chief, she should refrain from celebrating the day in a bid to respect Bangabandhu, who led the war of independence.”
‘‘If prime minister Sheikh Hasina, also the president of the Awami League, starts celebrating such ‘false’ birth day on May 30, the assassination day of BNP founder and former president Ziaur Rahman, how the nation will feel,” he asked.
As a common people, I strongly condemn such celebration and will continue to raise my voice against such celebration as it only helps to destroy inter-party relationship, he observed.
He said, If Khaleda Zia is an ordinary people like me, it may not raise any question but as she is also a political celebrity, she should not be misguided by some opportunist party men in celebrating such a controversial birthday.
Niranjan Majumder, an employee of a private company, also echoed with Rezaul.
“The image of the opposition leader will not be elevated through celebrating birthday on the day,” he said.
Towfiquzzaman Mamun, a masters student of Dhaka University standing inside the Banganbandhu Memorial Museum said, “I have talked to many grassroots level BNP activists and they are also dissatisfied over the celebration on National Mourning Day.”
Terming it a poor political culture, he urged the BNP leader to come out from such practice.
Christian Life employee Zuthika Sikder said BNP had been celebrating the day only to hit the feelings of the millions of Bangabandhu fans.
She urged Khaleda Zia and her party men to refrain from such practice in a bid to face political rival Awami League.
Md Hossain, a freedom fighter hailing from Monirumpur Upazila of Jessore, said, Khaleda Zia should celebrate her birthday either one day before or one day later.
She should not celebrate her birthday on National Mourning day respecting the feelings of thousands Bangabandhu supporter.
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