All set to observe ‘Amar Ekushey’ in Khulna
Our Correspondent
19th February, 2021 11:55:15
KHULNA: Different government, semi-government, autonomous bodies, socio-cultural organisations, political parties and educational institutions have completed all preparations to observe the “Amar Ekushey and International Mother Language Day-2021” on February 21 (Sunday).
As per government directives, at least five people from different organisations will be allowed to go to the Shaheed Minar premises in memory of the Language Heroes and at least two persons could place wreaths on it, said Mohammad Helal Hossain, Deputy Commissioner of Khulna.
According to officials, the district and upazila administrations and other organisations have chalked out elaborate programmes to observe the day in a befitting manner.
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Sculpture of Bagha Jatin vandalised in Kushtia
Case filed; cops quiz 4
The vandalised sculpture of Bagha Jatin in Kushtia. Photo: collected
Some unidentified miscreants have vandalised a statue of British revolutionary leader Bagha Jatin on the campus premises of Kaya College in Kushtia s Kumarkhali upazila.
The nose and some parts of the right cheek of the statue was damaged on Thursday night, said police.
An under-construction sculpture of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was also vandalised in the district town on December 5.
Principal of Kaya College Harun-ur Rashid filed a case with Kumarkhali Police Station yesterday against a group of unnamed people.
âPledge to build nation on ideals of martyred intellectualsâ â Speakers
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KHULNA, Dec 14, 2020 (BSS) â People of all walks of life here today observed the âMartyred Intellectuals Dayâ paying rich tributes to the countryâs valiant sons and daughters who were killed just on the eve of the final victory on the War of Liberation in 1971 .
The country commemorated the brutal killings of intellectuals, a day before the final victory on December 16 after nine-month bloody struggle against the Pakistani occupation forces with a pledge to build nation on ideals of martyred intellectuals.
Leaders and activists of different political, scores of socio-cultural organizations, government, non-government organizations and educational institutions placed wreaths at the Gallamary Martyred Memorial in the city at early Monday.