All sorts of preparation have been completed to celebrate Victory Day in Rajshahi on Sunday in a befitting manner and amid much enthusiasm.The Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC), district administration and different organizations have chalked out elaborate programs to celebrate the day.
The programs include a 31-gun salute, placing of wreaths at the monument and Shaheed Minar of the martyred, hoisting of the national flags atop all public and private buildings, decorating city streets with national flags and colorful posters, and illumination of all public buildings, roads and road islands in that evening, reports BSS.
RCC Mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton will open the daylong programs by placing wreaths at Bhuban Mohan Park Shaheed Minar at zero hour. The RCC will accord reception to gallantry award winning and all other valiant freedom fighters at its Green Plaza on Monday afternoon.
A march past along with physical displays by police, Ansar-VDP, fire service, BNCC, scouts, children and students on the local stadium, victory rally, screening of documentary films on the War of Liberation, friendly football match and sports competitions and cultural functions will also be held to mark the day. Special prayers will be held at mosques, temples, churches, pagodas.and other places of worship.
Improved diet would be served to inmates of hospitals, jails, orphanages and vagabond centers in the district on the occasion. As a part of Victory Day celebration, a grand Bijoy rally was held on Saturday. It started from Smrity Amlan of Bhadra crossing and ended on Shilpakala Academy premises after parading major thoroughfares in that morning.
A large number of people, including valiant freedom fighters, members of the civil society and government and non-government officials, joined the rally. Marking the celebration, Shishu Academy and Islamic Foundation also organized art, cultural, hamd, nath and Islamic song competitions for the children separately on Saturday.
Valiant freedom fighters in the city and district were also accorded reception at a discussion and cultural function held at Shilpakala Academy auditorium on Saturday. Meanwhile, educational institutions including Rajshahi University (RU), Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET), Rajshahi Medical University and Rajshahi Medical College (RMC) have also taken up elaborate programs to celebrate the Victory Day.
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