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VICTORY DAY-OBSERVENCE-INDIA
Victory Day celebrated in BD New Delhi, Kolkata Missions
NEW DELHI, Dec 16, 2019 (BSS)- Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi on
Monday celebrated the 49th Victory Day paying homage to Bangabandhu Sheikh
Mujibur Rahman and the Liberation War martyrs.
High Commissioner Syed Muazzem Ali kicked off the day’s programme by
hoisting the national flag at the chancery in presence of the officers, their
spouses and staff.
Victory Day messages from President Md Abdul Hamid, Prime Minister Sheikh
Hasina, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen and State Minister for Foreign
Affairs Shahriar Alam were read out during the morning session of the
celebration.
A special prayer was offered seeking divine blessings for Father of the
Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, his slain family members, the four
national leaders and the independence martyrs.
The Millennium Post, a leading English daily published from New Delhi and
Kolkata, brought out a special Victory Day supplement focusing on the
significance of the historic day, the warm Indo-Bangladesh relations and
Bangladesh’s remarkable economic achievements under the dynamic leadership of
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
A session of patriotic songs and poetry recitation enthralled the audience
comprising war veterans, friends of Bangladesh, media persons, diplomats and
Bangladeshi students studying in New Delhi.
A cultural programme was also presented by Aahang, a Delhi-based
organisation.
The guests were treated with delicious dishes of Fakhruddin’s Kachchi
Biriyani, prepared by cooks flown in from Dhaka.
The chancery building was illuminated to match the celebratory mood of the
day.
Besides, Bangladesh deputy high commission in Kolkata also celebrated the
Victory Day like previous year to commemorate the Liberation War of
Bangladesh and its independence in 1971.
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