'Lakho Kanthe Sonar Bangla' announces boycott of Udichir as Islami Bank accepts Tk 3 crore

The Dhaka Times Desk Udichi, the country's largest cultural organization, has announced a boycott of the 'Lakho Kanthe Sonar Bangla' program as Islami Bank accepted Tk 3 crore.

It is known that the country's largest cultural organization, Udichi, has announced a boycott of the 'Lakho Kanthe Sonar Bangla' program based on the controversy over the donation of Tk 3 crore by Islami Bank. Yesterday, Wednesday, in a press release, the organization announced the withdrawal from the event.

In a press release, Udichi informed that on the occasion of Independence Day on March 26, the Ministry of Culture organized a general event titled 'Lakho Kanthe Sonar Bangla', after receiving the invitation of the government, all preparations were completed. But to organize the event, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina took a donation of Tk 3 crore from Islami Bank, which is run under the supervision of Jamaat-e-Islami, which is identified as a war criminal organization and directly opposed to the Bangladesh War of Independence. The news that has been published in the main media of the country with pictures. There is a lot of criticism about this through social media.

Again, a minister held a press conference on March 18 and denied accepting the donation. However, on the same day, just a few hours ago, another minister of the government commented that the national anthem should not be sung with the funding of Islami Bank and called for the money to be returned. Which in turn establishes the fact that the grant taken by the government.

It is to be noted that last Tuesday evening, the Islami Bank authorities confirmed the payment of Tk 3 crore to the government for the organization of 'Lakho Kanthe Sonar Bangla' program by issuing a notice to the country's leading media.