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VICTORY DAY-PROGRAMME
Programmmes taken to celebrate Victory Day in Khulna
KHULNA, Nov 23, 2019 (BSS) – Khulna district administration
has taken programmes to celebrate the Victory Day-2019 here on
December 16 marking the most precious day when the country was
liberated from the clutches of Pakistani occupation forces after a
nine-month long bloody War.
To observe the day, elaborate programmes have been chalked at
a meeting held recently in the conference room of deputy
commissioner with DC Md Helal Hossain in the chair.
Officials, educationists, journalists, political and cultural
activists of the city attended the meeting.
The programmes include – placing of wreaths on the monument of
Shaheed martyrs of Gallyamari just after sunrise on December 16.
The day will be heralded by a 31-gun salute at dawn at the
Khulna Police Line in Boyra area in the city.
Khulna Divisional Commissioner Dr. Muhammad Anwar Hossain
Hawlader will hoist the national flag at Khulna Zila Stadium and
take salute at march-past and displays by freedom fighters,
police, Ansar-VDP, BNCC, fire service and civil defense personnel,
students, children, jail guards, scouts, rover scouts and girl
guides at the Zila Stadium.
Khulna Shishu Academy will organize art and painting
competitions for children on the occasion. Sports competition for
women will be held at Pioneer Secondary Girls School while rare
pictures display on Liberation War and books display will be held
at Umesh Chandra Public Library.
A discussion meeting on “Universal use of digital technology
aiming for building happy and prosperous Bangladesh” will be held
at 6pm at Shaheed Hadis Park followed by a cultural programme.
A reception programme for the freedom fighters and children of
Shaheed freedom fighters will be held at the conference room of
the deputy commissioner around 11.30am.
The programmes also include – illumination and decoration of
the main islands of roads, roadsides and various buildings with
national flags and colored miniature posters and banners and
Victory Day marathon.
Special prayers will be offered seeking eternal peace of the
departed souls of Liberation War martyrs and martyred
intellectuals, progress and welfare of the nation at all places of
religious worship.
The authorities concerned will serve improved diets to inmates
of hospitals, orphanages, Government Shishu Paribars, jail,
vagabond and children centres.
Khulna city and district unit Awami League also chalked out
different programmes to observe the victory day.
Khulna University, Khulna University of Engineering and
Technology (KUET), Khulna Press Club, Khulna Swadhinata Sangbadik
Forum, Khulna Union of Journalists (KUJ), 1971: Genocide and
Tortured Archive Museum and different socio-cultural and political
parties will observe the victory day in a befitting manner.
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