Staff Correspondent

The home and liberation war affairs adviser MA Matin on Monday said Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was the architect of Bangladesh and former president Ziaur Rahman was the one who made the proclamation of independence.

'I said it earlier that Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is the architect of Bangladesh, but former president Ziaur Rahman declared its independence…. There is no doubt about it,' Matin said, answering reporters at the home ministry after an inter-ministry meeting on the preparation for the celebrations of the 37th Independence Day on March 26.

The Independence Day programme will be organised centrally in the National Parade Square, he said.

The meeting formed five committees on the preparation issues, including security, cleanliness of the venue, supply of water and power, traffic control and events of the day. All the events would be aired on Bangladesh Television and Bangladesh Betar.

Preparations on the programmes will be completed by March 21, Matin said, adding all the ministries had been asked to project their histories and achievements during the parade.

He said the arrangement of floats for various ministries had been cancelled this year because of fund crunch. 'We have dropped this event this time as each of the floats costs more than Tk 3 lakh.'

The number of seats for the invited guests will be increased to 20,000 this year with an increase in the budget for the programme, the adviser said.

Asked whether the politicians would be invited to the national programme in keeping with the tradition, he said the invitation cards would be distributed among the politicians and formers ministers as is the custom.

The adviser said the government could not organise programmes at the upazila level on the occasion of Independence Day for lack of fund. 'But will organise the programmes at the district level on a limited scale.'

He said the authorities concerned had been asked to take measures to set up large television screens in some public places in the city so that the people can watch the Parade Square programmes.

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