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DAY-MOURNING THREE LAST DHAKA
Bangladesh Awami League (AL) has chalked out elaborate programmes to
observe the day.
As part of the programmes, the national and party flags will fly half-mast
atop the all offices of Awami League and Bangabandhu Bhaban on the day.
In the morning, the party leaders will place wreaths at the portrait of
Bangabandhu in front of Bangabandhu Museum in the capital city at 6:30 am.
Later, the party leaders will place wreaths and offer fateha at the Banani
graveyard for the family members of the Father of the Nation and others, who
embraced martyrdom with Bangabandhu on August 15, 1975.
A delegation of the Awami League central executive committee, including AL
Presidium Members Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim, Kazi Zafar Ullah and Muhammad
Faruk Khan, executive member Abul Hasnat Abdullha, joint general secretaries
Jahangir Kabir Nanak and Abdur Rahman, agriculture and cooperative secretary
Faridunnahar Laily and information and research secretary Advocate Afzal
Hossain, among others, will join the programmes in Tungipara on August 15.
The programmes include placing of wreaths at the shrine of Bangabandhu and
offering fateha there.
The ruling party leaders will distribute foods among the poor, distressed
and orphans in the afternoon.
Besides, Mohila Awami League will arrange a milad and doa mahfil in front
of Bangabandhu Bhaban after Asr prayers.
On August 16, a discussion will be held at Bangabandhu International
Conference Centre at 4 pm with AL President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
in the chair.
The district and upazila administrations will observe the day through doa
mahfil and discussions in line with the national programmes.
Different institutions, socio-cultural organisations and people from all
walks of life will place wreaths at Tungipara and at the portrait of
Bangabandhu at Road no-32, Dhanmondi, and will hold doa mahfils and
discussions there.
The different organisations and directorates under the Information Ministry
will also hold different programmes.
Bangladesh Television has taken initiatives to read out the Bangabandhu’s
books – “Osomapto Atmajibani” and “Karagarer Rojnamcha”.
On the day of national mourning, special prayers will be offered at all
mosques across the country seeking eternal peace of the departed souls of
Bangabandhu and his deceased family members.
Besides, special prayers will also be offered at all temples and places of
worships of other religions.
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