RAJSHAHI, Dec 15, 2019 (BSS) – All sorts of preparation have been
completed to celebrate Victory Day here tomorrow in a befitting manner.
The Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC), district and divisional
administrations and different organizations have chalked out elaborate
programmes to celebrate the day.
The programmes include a 31-gun salute, placing of wreaths at the
monuments and Shaheed Minars erected to pay homage to martyrs, hoisting of
the national flags atop all public and private buildings, decorating city
streets with national flags and colorful posters, and illumination of all
public buildings, roads and street islands in the evening.
RCC Mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton will open the daylong programmes by
placing wreath at Bhuban Mohan Park Shaheed Minar at zero hour tomorrow.
The RCC will accord reception to gallantry award winning and all other
valiant freedom fighters at its hall room.
A march past along with physical displays by police, Ansar-VDP, fire
service, BNCC, scouts, children and students on the local stadium, victory
rally, screening of documentary films on the War of Liberation, friendly
football match and sports competitions and cultural functions will also be
held to mark the day.
Special prayers will be held at mosques, temples, churches, pagodas and
other places of worship.
Improved diet will be served to inmates of hospitals, jails, orphanages and
vagabond centers in the district on the occasion.
As a part of Victory Day celebration, a grand Bijoy rally was held today.
It started from Smrity Amlan of Bhadra crossing and ended on Shilpakala
Academy premises after parading major thoroughfares in the morning.
A large number of people, including valiant freedom fighters, members of
the civil society and government and non-government officials, joined the
rally.
Marking the celebration, Shishu Academy and Islamic Foundation also
organized art, cultural, hamd, nath and Islamic song competitions for the
children separately today.
Valiant freedom fighters in the city and district were also accorded
reception at a discussion and cultural function held at Shilpakala Academy
auditorium today.
Meanwhile, educational institutions including Rajshahi University (RU),
Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET), Rajshahi Medical
University and Rajshahi Medical College (RMC) have also taken elaborate
programmes to celebrate the Victory Day.