UCEP Bangladesh recently organised a virtual discussion programme marking the National Mourning Day 2021 and the 46th martyrdom anniversary of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
State Minister for ICT Division Zunaid Ahmed Palak attended the discussion as the chief guest and Director General of NGO Affairs Bureau KM Tariqul Islam was the special guest at the event that was held on August 22, according to a press release.
UCEP Bangladesh Chairperson Parveen Mahmud FCA presided over the programme. Vice Chairperson Uzma Chowdhury CPA, and members A. Matin Chowdhury and Jitendra Lal Bhowmik were also present. Executive Director of UCEP Bangladesh Md Abdul Karim delivered the opening speech.
In his speech, Palak remembered Bangabandhu and his family members and stated the carnage on the night of 15th August in 1975 as a dreadful and unacceptable chapter of the nation’s history.
He said, “In order to improve the livelihood of poor and disadvantaged community of Bangladesh, the Father of the Nation worked closely with UCEP Bangladesh founder, the New Zealander Mr Lindsay Allan Cheyne, in nurturing skilled human resources from a poverty-ridden community.”
KMTariqul Islam, in his speech, appreciated the efforts made by UCEP Bangladesh in establishing the grand vision of Digital Bangladesh by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Parveen Mahmud said that the murderers of the Father of the nation could not diminish his dream of a Bangladesh, which is free from hunger, poverty and discrimination.
“UCEP Bangladesh, from its birth, has been working tirelessly towards this vision of empowering the underprivileged in Bangladesh through skills and education,” the UCEP Bangladesh chairperson added.