The historic Mass Upsurge Day will be observed today to commemorate the valiant sons of the soil who sacrificed their lives in the 1969 student-people uprising that culminated in the independence of Bangladesh in 1971. This day in 1969, students and people waged a vigorous movement against the then Pakistani autocratic regime of Ayub Khan.
The Sri Sri Saraswati Puja was observed across the country yesterady with prayers and festivity at temples, educational institutions and homes of the country. The devotee of Hindu Community assembled the Puja Mandaps and sought blessings from the goddess of knowledge for better education. The celebration also included offering of Devi Aradhona, Puspoanjoli, 'archanas', 'anjolis', aratis', distribution of 'Prashad', 'Arati Competitions', cultural functions and staging of dramas, the sources said.
The government decided that February 25 will be observed as Pilkhana Killing Day to commemorate the victims massacred inside the BDR headquarters during a terrible mutiny by the lower orders of the border force this day last year.
With much enthusiasm and fanfare, Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), one of the oldest student organisations of the country, observed its 62nd anniversary yesterday. Marking the day, Dhaka University campus got a new look as the activists of the organisation gathered on the campus from different parts of the city equipped with placards, banners and posters of various colours.
Shaheed Noor Hossain Day was observed across the country on Tuesday with major political parties taking fresh vows to consolidate democracy and ensure the people’s fundamental rights. On this day in 1987 Noor Hossain, a young pro-democracy campaigner, was killed in police firing near Zero Point in Dhaka during demonstrations against the autocratic regime of HM Ershad. With the slogan ‘Down with dictatorship’ inscribed in white paint on his chest and ‘Let democracy be freed’ on his back, the youth took the centre stage of that day’s street agitation until he was callously shot dead.
Dhaka University teachers and students have become sharply divided over observance of 'black day' marking August 20-22 incident in 2007. Students claimed that the teachers are observing the day ignoring their demand as the incident took place between students and Army on August 20, which should be treated as 'black day.'
Health and Family Welfare Adviser Dr AMM Shawkat Ali yesterday said that steps were taken to formulate guidelines examining the existing policies for ensuring the standard of private medical colleges.
Dhaka Medical College Alumni Trust yesterday brought
out a rally on the occasion of the founding day of the
premier medical institution of the country. Dhaka Medical
College was founded on July 10 in 1948 just after the
partition of the Indian sub-contin
The 27th death anniversary of former President Ziaur Rahman, the founder of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), was observed yesterday across the country amid a pledge by BNP workers and supporters to release the party chairperson Khaleda Zia.
BNP leaders and workers led by Party Secretary
General Khandoker Delwar Hossain visited the Mazar of
Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman yesterday to pay respect to
the late leader. Focus Bangla
