Cabinet Committee meeting on golden jubilee of independence held
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DHAKA, Dec 3, 2020 (BSS) – The first meeting of Cabinet Committee was held today to celebrate the golden jubilee of the country’s independence in a colorful and befitting manner.
The meeting was held at the conference room of the Ministry of Liberation War Affairs in the capital this afternoon with Liberation War Affairs Minister and committee chairman AKM Mozammel Haque in the chair, a ministry press release said.
At a press briefing after the meeting, Mozammel Haque revealed the detailed plan of the golden jubilee celebration of the country’s independence.
He said various programmes would be taken throughout the year with a view to spreading the spirit of the Liberation War among the new generation and the grassroots.
She was 86.
Rabeya started her writing career crossing the barriers of patriarchal society and when women were almost confined to their homes.
The novelist died at her Banani residence around 5:00pm after suffering a cardiac arrest, said her family. She is survived by two daughters and two sons and a host of relatives and well-wishers to mourn her death.
In her career spanning almost six decades, Rabeya had shown her capacities in short stories, essays, religious history, and travelogues. And she became an inspiration for many budding writers, including females.
Rabeya wrote over 50 novels and more than 400 short stories.
She received Ekushey Padak in 1993 and Independence Day Award in 2017, the two most prestigious and highest civilian awards of the Bangladesh government, for her contributions to literature.
Bangabandhu Memorial Museum, National Museum of India ink deal
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DHAKA, Dec 17, 2020 (BSS) – A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Memorial Museum in Dhaka and the National Museum in New Delhi today.
On behalf of their respective sides, Nazrul Islam Khan, former secretary and curator of Bangabandhu Memorial Museum, and Subrata Nath, additional director general of National Museum of India, signed the MoU at the state guest house Padma here this morning, said a press release of the Cultural Affairs Ministry.
Agriculture Minister Dr Md Abdur Razzaque, State Minister for Cultural Affairs KM Khalid, Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Masud Bin Momen, Agriculture Secretary Md Mesbahul Islam, Cultural Affairs Secretary Md Badrul Arefin, Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Vikram Kumar Doraiswami and Additional Secretary of the Agriculture Ministry Md Abdur Rauf were, among others, present on the o
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Bangladesh is celebrating the 49th anniversary of its victory and commemorating the martyrs of the nine-month Liberation War against Pakistan. );
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The nation began the day with paying tributes to martyrs at the National Memorial in Savar at 6.30 am on Wednesday.
The government has scaled down the Victory Day celebrations this year, due to the pandemic. There was no parade by the armed forces.
President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina were not physically present at the memorial.
On behalf of President Hamid, Military Secretary Maj Gen SM Shamim-uz-Zaman paid homage at the National Memorial, while Hasina s Military Secretary Maj Gen Naqib Ahmed Chowdhury paid the tribute on her behalf.