President Mohammed Shahabuddin, File photo.

Dhaka, Broadcasting News Corporation : President Mohammed Shahabuddin has given the following message on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Joliot-Curie Peace Medal Award to Bangabandhu :
“I am delighted to know that the Golden Jubilee of the Joliot-Curie Peace Medal award to the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is being celebrated nationally. Bangabandhu’s international recognition as a proponent of world peace is an occasion of pride and joy for the Bengali nation. On this occasion I pay deep homage to the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Bangabandhu’s whole life was dedicated to the quest for peace and freedom. That is why, after receiving this medal at the World Peace Conference held on 23 May 1973, he could rightly declare during his acceptance speech that establishing peace was the mission of his life. His clarion call for freedom not only included political independence but also the dream of peace for the exploited, deprived and repressed people of Bangladesh. During his long political career, he always supported the peace-loving people at home and abroad and stood beside them. His philosophy of peace is still equally relevant in the present global context and inspire us. Bangabandhu dreamt of a peaceful world free from exploitation and deprivation. While addressing at the NAM Summit in Algeria, he said, “The world today is divided into two–the exploiters and the exploited: I am on the side of the exploited”. Bangabandhu’s principles and ideals will remain an eternal source of inspiration for the freedom-seeking people of the world. We hope that everyone will come forward to establish a non-communal and partisan-free world following the ideal and spirit of Bangabandhu. I wish the celebration of the 50th anniversary of Joliot-Curie Peace Medal Award to Bangabandhu – a grand success.
Joi Bangla.
Khoda Hafez, May Bangladesh Live Forever.”