Today, June 23, is a memorable day in the history of the Awami League. Today is the 73rd birthday of the party with the completion of its 72nd founding anniversary. The first opposition party in Pakistan, the East Pakistan Awami Muslim League, made its debut on 23 and 24 June 1949 at a conference of progressive activists of the Muslim League following Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy at the Rose Garden in KM Das Lane, Dhaka. Which has become the largest-ancient and traditional political party in Bangladesh today.

Since its inception, the party has been fighting for secular and Non-sectarian politics, Bengali nationalism, and democratic culture and building a society free from exploitation. The Awami League has laid the foundation of political-economic-social and cultural philosophy in building an ideal, advanced, prosperous, modern, progressive society and state system. The Awami League, which led the freedom struggle, formed the government in 1971 under the leadership of Bangabandhu in independent sovereign Bangladesh.

After the assassination of Bangabandhu and his family on 15 August 1975, disaster struck the Awami League. This is the largest organization in the world.

In 1981, Bangabandhu's daughter Sheikh Hasina was elected president of the Awami League and returned to the country to concentrate on party formation. Take a walk around the field. He rebuilt the Awami League by strengthening it. In the first committee of the organization, Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasani was elected president and Shamsul Haque general secretary and Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was elected joint secretary while in jail.

After its establishment, there was an objection within the party to the word 'Muslim'. Therefore, the name of the organization was changed to 'East Pakistan Awami League' by adopting a non-communal policy in the 1955 council. During the liberation struggle, the word East Pakistan was dropped. After the declaration of independence in Bangladesh, the name Bangladesh Awami League was used in all the papers of the expatriate government.

The election symbol boat has been around since the 1970 elections. This organization, one of the oldest in the country, became the organization of the masses of the country by leading every democratic, political and social movement including the war of independence and liberation of Bangladesh. The rise of independent Bangladesh and the history of the Awami League are intertwined.

On the occasion of the celebration of the day, various programs are taken up by the party every year. Due to the outbreak of coronavirus, all the programs will be followed briefly in accordance with the hygiene rules. A press release from the party's office said national and party flags would be hoisted at the central office and Awami League party offices across the country at sunrise on Wednesday.

Tribute to the portrait of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman will be paid at the historic Bangabandhu Bhaban premises at Dhanmondi No. 32 at 9 am. A discussion meeting will be held at the central office at 4 pm. The party president Sheikh Hasina will preside over it. He was told by the party that he would be present virtually.

A delegation of the Central Executive Parliament will also pay homage at the tomb of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Tungipara in Gopalganj. Presidium member Muhammad Farooq Khan will lead the event.