Liberation War spirit is reflected in Constitution: Speaker

Publish: 6:21 PM, January 18, 2023 | Update: 6:21 PM, January 18, 2023

Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury today said that the spirit of the War of Liberation in 1971 is reflected in the Constitution of Bangladesh.

“The Constitution of Bangladesh is soaked with the blood of 30 lakh martyrs. The spirit of the liberation is clearly reflected in this constitution,” she said.

She was addressing the opening ceremony of a journalist training workshop titled ‘Investigative Journalism on Parliament Affairs’ at the LD Hall of JS secretariat as the chief guest, a press release said.

Earlier, she inaugurated the two-day training workshop there, the release added.

The speaker underscored the need of having proper knowledge of the constitution to work in the field of investigative journalism over parliamentary affairs.

With Bangladesh Parliament Journalist Association (BPJA) President Harun Al Rashid in the chair, the programme was addressed, among others, by Executive Director of Management and Resources Development Initiative (MRDI) Hasibur Rahman and Bangladesh Photo Journalists Association (BPJA) General Secretary Nafiza Doula as special guests.