Elaborate programmes have been taken to observe the National Mourning Day-2023 and 48th martyrdom anniversary of the Architect of Independence and Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in the district on August 15.
The district administration chalked out the daylong programmes marking the day at a preparatory meeting held on Thursday at the DC’s conference room with Deputy Commissioner Khondokar Yasir Arefin in the chair.
The programmes, include hoisting of national flag at half-mast in all government, semi-government, autonomous and private buildings, discussion meeting, placing wreaths at the monument of Bangabandhu, and screening of film show and documentary on life and works of Bangabandhu and offering special prayer and doa-mahfil at all religious institutions.
Besides, black badges will be wearing from August 1 marking the mourning month. Official and employees of different government and semi-government organisations will bring out mourning rallies and placing wreaths at the monument of Bangabandhu at Khulna Deputy Commissioner Office premises.
Besides, competitions on painting, essay writing, one minute video documentary on ‘Amar Chokhe Bangabandhu,’ (Bangabandhu in my eyes), discussions focusing the life and works of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and national history will be arranged in the DC’s conference room and other places to mark the day.
On the occasion, prizes will be distributed among the winners of the different events like essay writing, art and poem recitation and cheques will be distributed by the Directorate of Youth Development among the freedom fighters which will be held at the same places.
Special munajat will be offered after Zohr prayer at mosques while prayers will be held at temples, churches and pagodas on the day.
Khulna District Information Office, Islamic Foundation, Khulna Betar, KhulnaUniversity (KU), Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET), Khulna Press Club and other organisations will observe the same programme separately to mark the day.
The upazila administrations will also observe the day through similar programmes in all the nine upazilas of the district.
Later, a preparedness meeting was also held to observe the 74th birth anniversary of freedom fighter Sheikh Kamal, elder son of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Chief executive officer of Zilla Parishad Rebeka Khan, additional deputy commissioner (General) Pulak Kumar Mondal, Freedom Fighters, government officials, teachers and journalists, among others, attended the meeting.
