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Programmes taken to observe Nat'l Mourning Day in Khulna

Published : Friday, 19 July, 2024 at 12:00 AM  Count : 71
Our Correspondent
KHULNA, July 18: Different programmes have been taken to observe the National Mourning Day-2024 and 49th martyrdom anniversary of the Architect of Independence and Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in the district on August 15.

The district administration chalked out the day-long programmes marking the day at a preparatory meeting held on Thursday in the  conference room of the DC office with Deputy Commissioner Khondokar Yasir Arefin in the chair.

The programmes include hoisting of national flag at half-mast in all government, semi-government, autonomous and private buildings, discussion meeting, placing wreaths at the monument of Bangabandhu, and screening of film-show and documentary on life and works of Bangabandhu and offering special prayers and Doa-Mahfil at all religious institutions.

Besides, black badges will be wearing from August 1, marking the mourning month. Official and employees of different government and semi-government organisations will bring out mourning rallies and placing wreaths at the monument of Bangabandhu on the Khulna DC office premises.

Besides, competitions on painting, essay-writing, one-minute video documentary on discussions focusing the life and works of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and national history will be arranged in the conference room and other places to mark the day.

On the occasion, prizes will be distributed among the winners of the different events like essay writing, art and poem recitation and cheques will be distributed by the Directorate of Youth Development among the freedom fighters, which will be held at the same places.

Special Munajat will be offered after Zohr prayer at mosques while prayers will be held at temples, churches and pagodas on the day.

Khulna District Information Office will screen video documentary on the life sketch of Bangabandhu, his family members and Liberation War at Shaheed Hadis Park while Khulna Regional Press Information Department will also arrange picture exhibition on the Shilpakala Academy premises on the day.

Islamic Foundation, Khulna University (KU), Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET) and other organisations will observe the same programme separately to mark the day.

Besides, Khulna Betar will broadcast month-long programme marking the mourning Month of August.

The upazila administrations will also observe the day through similar programmes in all the nine upazilas of the district.

Later on, a preparatory meeting was also held to observe the 75th birth anniversary of Freedom Fighter Sheikh Kamal, elder son of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

ADC (Revenue) Mukul Kumar Maitra and ADC (General) Md Nazmul Hussain Khan, freedom fighters, government officials, teachers and journalists, among others, attended the meeting.



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