CHATTOGRAM, Feb 21, 2020 (BSS)- The Amar Ekushey and International Mother Language Day was observed in the city as elsewhere in the district with due respect and solemnity.
Marking the day, different socio-cultural and political organisations
including district administration chalked out various programmes in line of
the national programme.
Different political, professional, individuals and socio cultural
organisations organised daylong programmes including discussion meeting,
milad mahfil, poetry recitation, art competition for children, voluntary
blood donation and cultural functions in the city.
The day is a national holiday. As part of the programmes, the national
flag was hoisted atop of all the public and private buildings in the
district.
The Central Shaheed Minar of Chattogram turned into a human sea shortly
after the zero hours with the presence of hundreds of people from different
walks of life.
Leaders of different political parties and professional organisations and
people from all walks of life gathered at the Shaheed Minar to pay respect to
the martyred language heroes and placed wreaths one after another with due
honour.
The day’s programme was formally started at one minute past midnight
tonight with placing of floral wreaths at the altar of Central Shaheed Minar
by Awami Legue Presidium Member Engineer Mosharraf Hossain.
Among others, Chattogram City mayor AJM Nasir Uddin and Councillors of all
41 wards on behalf of Chattogram City Corporation (CCC), the mayor along with
city Awami League (AL) leaders placed wreaths on behalf of City AL, AL
nominated Mayor candidate M Rezaul Karim Chowdhury, Divisional Commissioner
of Chattogram ABM Azad, Deputy Inspector General of Police, Chattogram range
Khandoker Golam Faruk, Commissioner of Chattogram Metropolitan Police
Mohammad Mahabubur Rahman, Deputy Commissioner of Chattogram Mohammad Ilias
Hossain, Chairman of Chattogram Development Authority Jahirul Alam Dobas,
District Administrator and President of Chattogram North District Awami
League MA Salam, Chattogram City Mohila AL President Hasina Mohiuddin and
Superintendent of Chattogram District Police SM Rasidul Haque paid their
homage by placing wreaths at the Shaheed Minar.
They stood in solemn silence for some time as a mark of profound respect to
the memories of the language heroes.
Besides, different political parties including Chattogram City AL, North
and South AL district units, Chhatra League, Jubo League, Bangladesh federal
Union of Journalists, Chattogram Press Club, Chattogram Union of Journalists
(CUJ) and Chattogram TV Journalist Associations, Muktijoddha Command Council,
Chattogram District Bar Association placed flower wreaths at the altar of the
Shaheed Minar.
A smart contingent of Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) led by Sub-
Inspector Mohammad Humayun paid guard of honour at the Central Shaheed Minar
at one minute past midnight tonight.
In the morning, students from different educational institutions and
socio-cultural organisations carrying different colourful banners, festoons
and placards placed floral wreaths at the Shaheed Minar.
Vice-Chancellor (VC) of Chattogram University (CU) Professor Dr Shirin
Akter and VC of Chattogram University of Engineering and Technology (CUET)
Prof Dr Rafiqul Islam paid tributes to the language martyrs by placing
wreaths at CU and CUET Shaheed Minars respectively.
To mark the day, different educational institutions and socio-cultural
organisations chalked out separate programmes. Poetry recitation, art and
hand writing competition for the school children were arranged on the
premises of Chattogram Shishu Academy in the morning.
Besides, handwriting, drawing and patriotic songs competitions of children,
Milad and Doa Mahfil were also held seeking salvation of the martyrs of the
language movement.
Special prayers were offered at all mosques, temples, churches and other
places of worships across the district seeking divine blessings for peace and
salvation of the departed souls of the language martyrs.