Bangabandhu fought for democracy throughout his life

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman had fought for the establishment of democracy and human rights throughout his life, said Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader on Sunday, reports UNB.

"Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman will always encourage the nation to fight against corruption, misrule and oppression," he said in a statement issued on Sunday marking the National Mourning Day.

"We pay our respect to late president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on this mourning day."

The party also prayed for eternal peace of the departed souls of most of his family members killed on August 15, 1975.

"Our pledge on this mourning day is that we will build a 'New Bangladesh' by building a welfare state free from hunger, poverty, corruption and discrimination."

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman-the architect of the country's independence--was assassinated along with most of his family members at the dawn on August 15, 1975 by a cabal of army personnel under a deep-rooted conspiracy against the country and its independence.