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OBSERVANCE-EKUSHEY-RANGPUR (with picture)
Int’l Mother Language Day observed in Rangpur
RANGPUR, Feb 22, 2018 (BSS) – The Shahid Dibosh (Martyrs’ Day) and
International Mother Language Day-2018 was observed in a befitting manner
paying due respect to the language movement martyrs with a fresh pledge for
using Bengali at all spheres.
The district administration, Rangpur City Corporation (RpCC), political
parties, private bodies, sociocultural, professional and other organisations,
educational institutions and NGOs observed the day through various daylong
programmes.
The observance began at the zero hours through placing wreaths by former
President, Prime Minister’s Special Envoy and Jatiya Party Chairman Hussein
Muhammad Ershad at Central Shaheed Minar in the city.
Jatiya Party Co-chairman Golam Muhammad Quader, State Minsiter for LRGD and
Cooperatives Alhaj Mashiur Rahman Ranga and Jatiya Party leaders accompanied
Ershad.
Later, Mayor of Rangpur Mostafizar Rahman Mostafa, Divisional Commissioner
Kazi Hasan Ahmed and Deputy Inspector General of Rangpur Range Khondker Golam
Faruk, Zila Parishad Chairman Advocate Chhafia Khanom, Deputy Commissioner
Muhammad Wahiduzzaman and Police Super Mizanur Rahman along with other
officials placed wreaths there.
Leaders of AL, its associate bodies, BNP, Jatiya Party, JASOD, CPB, BSD,
Workers’ Party, Ganatantry Party and other political parties, heads of
different departments, organisations and institutions and common people
placed wreaths there till noon.
In the morning, thousands of people of all ages in bare feet and wearing
black badges took part in ‘probhat ferries’ singing song ‘Amar Bhayer Rakte
Rangano Ekushey February—– Ami Ki Bhulite Pari—-‘ to the Central Shaheed
Minar and placed wreaths there.
The programmes also included hoisting of the national flag at half-mast atop
all government and private buildings and educational institutions, decoration
of the city streets with miniature national and coloured-flags inscribed with
Bengali alphabets.
Competitions for children on drawing, essay writing, hand writing and
rendering patriotic songs and sports for the underprivileged children were
arranged along with screening of documentary films on the language movement.
Special prayers offered at the mosques after Johra prayers and temples,
churches, pagodas and other places of religious worships at convenient times.
The local daily, weekly, fortnightly, monthly, online and others newspapers
published special issues and Rangpur Betar Kendra aired special programmes
narrating significance of the day.
Divisional Commissioner Kazi Hasan Ahmed attended the main discussion
organised by the district administration on the Central Shaheed Minar
premises as the chief guest last night with the Deputy Commissioner Muhammad
Wahiduzzaman in the chair.
Language movement veterans Mohammad Afzal and Monwar Hossain, Additional
DIG for Rangpur Range police Bashir Ahmed, Zila parisahd Chairman Advocate
Chhafia Khanom, President of city Awami league Shafiur Rahman Shafi and its
general Secretary Tushar Kanti Mandal, addressed, as special guests.
The speakers said the fresh blood of the language movement martyrs sowed
the seed of Independence that was achieved through the War of Liberation in
1971 at the cost of three million best sons and daughters of this soil.
The chief guest said the victory achieved through shedding blood in 1952
created a unique history in the global arena by earning recognition of the
United Nations which declared February 21 as the International Mother
Language Day.
BSS/MI/MR/1133 hrs