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Country set to start Bangabandhu s birth centenary, Independence jubilee celebrations
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By BRAELA KWANMarch 16, 2021 GMT
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) Members of Canada’s First Nations and their allies are mounting last-ditch challenges to two massive fossil fuel pipelines that already are under construction and have strong government backing.
In campaigns reminiscent of the Standing Rock protests in the U.S. Great Plains, the anti-pipeline actions in Canada’s far West feature acts of civil disobedience including blockading roads and construction sites, and coordinated campaigns against banks and underwriters that are financing the pipelines. Dozens of protesters have been arrested. But they say they are determined to continue their resistance.
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“We have to protect the land and the water no matter what. Our survival depends on it,” said Mike McKenzie, an anti-pipeline activist who is a member of the Secwepemc Nation. He said he had to move off his ancestral territory to escape harassment by local law enforcement.
News Desk, bdnews24.com
Published: 17 Mar 2021 12:01 AM BdST
Updated: 17 Mar 2021 12:47 AM BdST
Bengalis have titled him Bangabandhu or ‘friend of Bengal’ out of sheer respect and love for him, while the constitution of independent Bangladesh honoured him as the Father of the Nation. The nation has geared itself up to celebrate on Wednesday the 101st birth anniversary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who led it to independence from the oppressive Pakistan. );
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Were he alive today, Bangabandhu would have hoisted the flag of Bangladesh on the occasion of the golden jubilee of independence, nine days after his birthday.
Bengalis have always profusely expressed their love and respect for Bangabandhu in poems, songs or other genres of arts and literature. Poet Jasimuddin used the analogy of volcano Visuvius to pen Sheikh Mujib’s strong personality in a poem published on Mar 17, 1971, Bangabandhu’s birthday.
10-day Bangabandhu birth centenary programme begins tomorrow
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DHAKA, March 16, 2021 (BSS) – A 10-day special programme will begin at National Parade Ground from tomorrow marking the birth centenary celebration of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Golden Jubilee of the Independence.
The events will be held till March 26 following the health rules and guests from home and abroad will take part at the events, said a press release.
Earlier, at a press conference, Chief Coordinator of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Birth Centenary Celebration National Implementation Committee Dr Kamal Abdul Naser Chowdhury informed that the theme of the 10-day event is ‘Mujib Chirantan’, but separate theme for each day has been taken.
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