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LANGUAGE DAY-RANGPUR
Shaheed Dibosh programmes in Rangpur
RANGPUR, Feb 20, 2018 (BSS)-The authorities concerned have completed all
necessary preparations to observe the “Shahid Dibosh and International Mother
Language Day-2018” tomorrow in Rangpur division, officials said.
The district and upazila administrations, socio-cultural and professional
organisations, political parties, private bodies and institutions have
chalked out elaborate daylong programmes to observe the occasion with due
solemnity.
In Rangpur city, the observance will begin at one minute past the midnight
tonight through placing wreaths at the Central Shaheed Minar here to pay due
respect to the Language Movement martyrs.
Mayor of Rangpur Mostafizur Rahman Mostafa, Divisional Commissioner
Muhammad Kazi Hasan Ahmed and Deputy Inspector General for Rangpur Range of
Bangladesh Police Khondker Golam Faruk will place wreaths there.
Later, Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Wahiduzzaman and Police Super Mizanur
Rahman along with other officials will place wreaths there to be followed by
the other government and non-government departments and organisations.
Leaders of Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad, Awami League (AL) and other
political parties, professional organisations and common people will also
place wreaths there to pay homage to the Language Movement martyrs.
The other programmes include hoisting of the national flag at half-mast
atop all government and private buildings and educational institutions,
‘probhat ferry’, decoration of the city streets with miniature national and
coloured-flags inscribed with Bengali alphabets.
Besides, competitions for the children on drawing, essay writing, hand
writing, competitions on rendering patriotic songs and sports for the
underprivileged children will be arranged along with screening of documentary
films on the Language Movement.
Special prayers will be offered at mosques after Zohr prayers and temples,
churches, pagodas and other places of religious worships at convenient times.
The local daily, weekly, fortnightly, monthly, online and others
newspapers will publish special issues and Rangpur Betar Kendra will air
special programmes narrating significance of the day.
The authorities of Rangpur City Corporation, Begum Rokeya University and
other educational institutions, different socio-cultural, political and
professional organisations have also chalked out programmes to observe the
day.
The divisional commissioner will attend the main discussion to be held at
the Central Shaheed Minar as the chief guest with the deputy commissioner in
the chair in the evening.
Officials of the district administrations concerned said similar
programmes have been chalked out to observe the day in Panchagarh,
Thakurgaon, Dinajpur, Kurigram, Lalmonirhat, Nilphamari and Gaibandha
districts.
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