By Christopher Harris
Commonwealth Journal Feb 27, 2021
Cornelia Dozier Cooper
The Cooper name has been one of an enduring legacy in Pulaski County â and Cornelia Dozier Cooper is as much a part of that as anyone else in her family.
Her husband, Richard Cooper, was a longtime businessman in the community. Her brother-in-law, John Sherman Cooper, was the accomplished U.S. Senator whose image stands on the town square.
But Cornelia Dozier Cooper has managed to leave her own mark as well, in a lasting and important way, as a philanthropist, ardent supporter of the arts, and tireless worker for the betterment of Pulaski County.
Two other proposals placed by the Public Works Department (PWD) also received the committee body nod.
Of these, PWD will award Tk 89.17 crore contract to Joint Venture of 1. Ataur Rahman Khan Ltd, and Mahabub Brothers Pvt. Ltd, to carry out the expansion and works of some other civil constructions at Bangladesh Folk Art and Crafts Foundation in Sonargaon Museum.
In another PWD proposal, the Joint Venture of Taher Brothers Ltd, and Hossain Construction Pvt Ltd, won Tk 80.75 crore contract to carry out the remaining construction works of National Board of Revenue (NBR) Building.
Roads and Highway Department (RHD) received the Cabinet body nod to award a contract of Tk 180.09 crore to implement the improvement and widening of district highway from Keraniganj to Hashara in Munshiganj, Dhaka.
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Nation pays tributes to language movement martyrs
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DHAKA, Feb 21, 2021 (BSS) – The supreme sacrifice of the language heroes on this day 69 years back is being remembered as people are paying glowing tributes to 1952 language martyrs by placing wreaths at the altar of the Central Shaheed Minar at midnight maintaining health guidelines.
Military secretaries to the President and the Prime Minister placed wreaths on their behalf at the Central Shaheed Minar at one minute past zero hours.
The immortal song on Amar Ekushey–“Amar Bhaiyer Rakte Rangano Ekushey February”- was playing on the loudspeaker on the occasion.
Later, sergeant-at-arms on behalf of Speaker of Jatiya Sangsad Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on behalf of Awami League President Sheikh Hasina and GM Quader on behalf of Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Begun Rowshan Ershad placed wreaths at the Central Shaheed Minar.
Govt takes elaborate programmes marking Amar Ekushey
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DHAKA, Feb 18, 2021 (BSS) – The Cultural Affairs Ministry has drawn up an elaborate programme to observe the ‘Shaheed Dibash’ (Language Martyrs Day) and the International Mother Language Day-2021 to be held on February 21 in a befitting manner.
The programme was taken at an inter-ministerial meeting on January 18 last with State Minister for Cultural Affairs KM Khalid in the chair, according to a Press Information Department (PID) handout received here today.
Bangabandhu’s special contribution to the language movement will be presented in various programmes on Martyrs’ Day and International Mother Language Day in line with the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman,