Discussion meeting held in Sunamganj on 5th death anniversary of Dr. M. A. Karim

The 5th death anniversary of Dr. M. A. Karim, a pioneering soldier of the anti-imperialist, anti-feudal, and anti-bureaucratic comprador capitalist democratic revolutionary struggle, founding president of the National Democratic Front (NDF), and editor of the weekly Sheba newspaper, has been observed with due dignity. A discussion meeting in this regard was held on November 4 at 7 PM at the NDF district office in Raipara, Sunamganj town.

The meeting was presided over by Ratnankur Das Jahar, president of the National Democratic Front Sunamganj district committee, and conducted by general secretary Saiful Alam Sadorul. Speeches were delivered by district vice-presidents Sukhendu Talukdar Mintu and Amir Uddin, Bangladesh Trade Union Shangha Sunamganj district committee acting general secretary Monir Mia, Sunamganj District Hotel Restaurant Sweet Bakery Workers Union president Suranjit Das, assistant general secretary Swapan Mia, and construction worker leader Raju Mondal, among others.

Speakers at the discussion meeting stated that the only path to the liberation of the working people of this country is to accelerate the movement for liberation from the chains of imperialism, feudalism, and comprador capital. Dr. M. A. Karim was a lifelong pioneer of this struggle. Discussing the current geopolitical situation, they said Bangladesh has now turned into a neo-colonial semi-feudal state. The meeting expressed full solidarity with the ongoing movement of garment workers demanding a minimum wage of 30 thousand taka, strongly condemned the repression and arrests of workers, and demanded their immediate unconditional release.

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