Bangladesh
Bangabandhu Birth Anniversary President, Prime Minister pay homage at the Mausoleum of Bangabandhu in Tungipara
Own Correspondent, Dhaka, March 17: On the occasion of the birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, President Md. Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid tribute to Bangabandhu and placed wreaths on his grave at the Mausoleum of Bangabandhu at Tungipara in Gopalganj.
They paid their homage on Thursday (March 17) at 11:25 am. First the President Md. Abdul Hamid and later the Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina paid respect at the Mausoleum of Bangabandhu.
Later, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid homage as the party chief. Afterwards, the National Implementation Committee celebrated the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Members of the Armed Forces saluted with the Guard of Honour. Afterwards prayers and munajat were performed.
Today, March 17, is the 102nd birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The day is nationally celebrated as National Children's Day. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was born on this day in 1920 in Tungipara of Gopalganj subdivision of the then Faridpur district. He was the third of four sisters and two brothers. One day, the boy from Tungipara became the saviour and liberator of the oppressed Bengalis.
Meanwhile, the Awami League has taken up a two-day programme on the occasion of Bangabandhu's birthday and National Children's Day. The programmes of the Awami League on March 17 include hoisting of national and party flags at Bangabandhu Bhaban, the party's central office and all the offices of the organization across the country at 6:30 am, and paying tribute to the portrait of Father of the Nation at Bangabandhu Bhaban premises at Dhanmondi No. 32 at 7.30 am.
At 10:30 am, a delegation of the Awami League's central executive parliament paid homage at Bangabandhu's grave in Tungipara and held prayers and milad mahfil.
On this day special prayers were offered in all religious institutions including mosques, temples, pagodas and churches. After this, prayers and milad mahfil were held in all the mosques of the country including Baitul Mukarram National Mosque.
Prayers were offered at the church at Tejgaon in the capital at 8 am, Mirpur Baptist Church at 9 am, Merul Badda International Buddhist Monastery at 10 am and at Dhakeswari National Temple at 11 am.
The day is being celebrated with due dignity in Bangladesh embassies worldwide. Special prayers have been organized in all the religious institutions and places of worship across the country.
On Friday (March 18), the Awami League will be organizing a discussion meeting at the premises adjacent to the gate number one of the Father of the Nation Mausoleum complex in Tungipara at 2.30 pm. It will be presided over by Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
