The ten-storied new AL party building on Bangabandhu Avenue is covered in glass on two sides; the main wall has the AL slogan: ‘Joy Bangla, Joy Bangabandhu’ with the symbol of the boat on one side. The fourth floor houses the image of the invading Pakistani army, surrendering on December 16, 1971.
Various liberation war reproductions will be noticed on the fifth floor and on the sixth, a terracotta representation of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s historic March 7 speech.
On the 69th founding anniversary of Awami League (June 23), the newly constructed building will be opened by PM and AL president, Sheikh Hasina.
The PM inaugurated the construction work two years ago.
AL has been in local politics for seven decades and its first office was at Rose Garden, Gopi Bagh.
The new building will have spacious offices for the president and general secretary along with rooms for resting and prayers on the ninth floor.
Other facilities include: digital library, VIP lounge, journalists’ lounge and cafeteria. Dhaka city AL, Chhatra League and offices of sister bodies are also provided.
A large seminar room will accommodate more than five hundred people.
On Friday, AL general secretary and transport and bridges minister, Obaidul Quader, said: “the building has been constructed with party funds, keeping in mind the digital Bangladesh aspiration.”
The founding day of AL will start at 9am in the morning by paying homage to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at his Dhanmondi residence.
Afterwards, the new office will be opened by the head of the party, Sheikh Hasina.
The party leader will then allocate space and offices to party presidents and other organisations.
It’s believed that, to take part in the landmark event, more than four thousand leaders plus workers are coming from all over the country.
They will also be present at an extended meeting at the PM’s residence at 11 am.
Here, the PM will ask party leaders and workers to prepare for the upcoming national election and disseminate, among the masses, news about development work carried out by the government.
Another extended meeting of AL will be held after a few days where members and chairmen of around fourteen thousand union parishads will take part.
At that event, party leader, Sheikh Hasina, will give directions, keeping in mind the upcoming parliamentary and city corporation polls.