Dhaka: The historic Six‐Point Day is being observed on Wednesday in the country in a befitting manner commemorating the placing of the demand for autonomy for the erstwhile East Pakistan, , now Bangladesh.

On this day in 1966, Awami League under the leadership of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman called for a daylong hartal throughout the East Pakistan pressing the demand for autonomy to end the exploitation, deprivation, subjugation and tyranny let loose by the central government of Pakistan on the people of the eastern province.

At the call of Awami League, the people of the then East Pakistan joined the six‐point movement spontaneously and observed the dawn‐to‐dusk hartal across the province.

During hartal hours, the law enforcers opened fire on the demonstrators at various places in Dhaka and Narayanganj, which left at least 10 people killed, intensifying the movement for the provincial autonomy.

The ruling AL, its associate bodies, other political parties and socio‐cultural organisations have chalked out elaborate programmes to observe the day.