Practise healthy democracy to realise Dr Milon's dream

They also urged all to be united against the evil forces of militants that are destroying the country in the name of Islam.

Doctor's Association of Bangladesh (Dab) organised the meeting to mark the 15th death anniversary of Dr Milon at the Jatiya Press Club in the city.

Selina Akhtar, mother of Dr Shamsul Alam Milon, said Milon's sacrifice awaken the whole nation and prepared ground for a mass upsurge like the one in 1969.

He sacrificed his life for establishing the democracy but the democracy is yet to get an institutional shape as the life of general people became miserable due to terrorism and rise of militancy, she added.

She urged all including professionals and political leaders to work together to establish democracy in the country.

Dab President Dr AKM Azizul Haque, who presided over the meeting, said Milon fought for his entire life to ensure health care of the people and a pro-people health policy, and establish democracy in the country.

He also urged the government to implement the health policy effectively.

Speaking as chief guest, Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossien, minister for health and family welfare, said Dr Milon sacrificed his life for establishing democracy in the country and his supreme sacrifice turned the mass movement into a mass upsurge that paved the way for the downfall of the autocratic regime.

He assured Dab members saying that the health policy will be implemented soon.

Paying tributes to Shaheed Dr Milon, Ataus Samad, advisory editor of the daily Amar Desh said Milon is the symbol of unity as all the political leaders sit together on the occasion of his death anniversary.

"He is still living in our heart and his ideals are still alive among us," he added.

Prof Dr M A Hadi, chief advisor of Dab, said Dr Milon shed blood to make the country a non-communal, democratic and prosperous one but his dream is yet to come true due to unfriendly attitude of the political parties.