DHAKA, Dec 16 : Continuing their campaign to reject everything associated with Bangladesh’s founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his Awami League party, leading student’s body, the Anti-Discrimination-Student-Movement, has rejected the invitation of President Mohammed Shahabuddin to celebrate the nation’s 54th Victory Day in Bangabhabhan (President’s House).
Instead, the ‘student body’ asked for the President’s resignation from the post due to his past association with “the fallen fascist regime” of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
The student organisation which was one of the key players in the Sheikh Hasina’s ouster collectively declined the invitation.
Issuing a press release, they said “The Anti-Discrimination Student Movement has rejected the invitation to celebrate Victory Day at the Bangabhaban with President Shahabuddin, who is associated with the fascist regime.
“In accordance with the Executive Committee’s decision, no leader or activist from our movement will attend the event. Observing such a significant day of national pride at the invitation of a president connected to fascism is inconsistent with the goals of our mass uprising.”
Umaima Fatema, the spokesperson for the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, said, “We have called for President Shahabuddin’s resignation. Under these circumstances, attending his event to celebrate Victory Day would go against the spirit and objectives of the mass uprising,” according to bdnews24.
In a Facebook post, Ibrahim Nirob, a central executive member and coordinator of the movement, attached a photo of the president’s invitation card and wrote, “We demand the resignation of fascist puppet President (Shahabuddin). His hands are stained with the fresh blood of my brothers. There is no question of attending his event at the Bangabhaban. On this Victory Day, we reject his invitation.”
(UNI)
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