State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat on Friday called upon the new generation to engage themselves with Awami League (AL) to build a Smart Bangladesh as it is the only party which meets the hopes and aspirations of the people of Bangladesh, reports BSS.

"We want to build a Smart Awami League for building a Smart Bangladesh before the Smart World. That's why I urge the new generation to join and engage themselves with AL to build a Smart Bangladesh," he said.

The photo exhibition was arranged marking the 75th founding anniversary of Awami League.

Highlighting the glorious history of AL, the state minister said Bangladesh Awami League is one of the largest political parties having rich history and heritage in the South Asia.

The party has a glorious role to lead in every democratic movement and struggles for achieving the country's independence and sovereignty, he said.

Marking the 75th founding anniversary of AL, Arafat penned a short write-up on why the new generation would do politics of Awami League. In answer to the question, he mentioned in his write-up that there is no other option apart from Awami League.

Like AL, there is no other political party which imbues with the spirit of the Liberation War and which was born and brought up with the support of the people in the mainstream, said the state minister.

He said there are some parties which were born at the hands of the military rulers from the cantonment and some others are directly anti-liberation forces.

There are some other parties also which are very weak and have no capacity without making some demands, he mentioned.

"Awami League is the only party which has to meet the hopes and aspirations of the people of Bangladesh. It had met the nation's aspiration for freedom."

Under the leadership of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Awami League had brought independence for the country through the Liberation War, he said, adding: "Later, the party also contributed to establish democracy through struggle and movement."

And now the AL government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is making its efforts in the journey of the country's development and progress, he said.

"Under the leadership of Bangabandhu's daughter Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the country is marching forward to achieve economic emancipation," Arafat continued.

Bd-pratidin English/Tanvir Raihan