, Oct. 18 -- A rally of farmers, indigenous people, and women was held in Naogaon to commemorate the 100th birth anniversary of Ila Mitra, the iconic leader of the Tebhaga movement.

The event was organized by the Socialist Women's Forum and the Socialist Tenant and Farmers Front.

The rally took place on Saturday afternoon at the central stage near the Shaheed Minar at Mukti Mor, Naogaon town. The program was inaugurated by Comrade Khaliduzzaman, advisor to the central committee of the Bangladesh Socialist Party (BASAD).

The event was presided over by Engr. Shampa Basu, president of the central committee of the Socialist Women's Forum. Comrade Bazlur Rashid Firoz, general secretary of BASAD's central committee, delivered the keynote add...