Victory Month December: All set to observe V-Day

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BSS, Rajshahi :
People of Rajshahi have started celebrating the Victory Day-2016 amidst a huge Bijoy rally from Smrity Amlan of Bhadra crossing to Shilpakala Academy premises via Kasiadanga point in the morning yesterday.
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 today.
Valiant freedom fighters in the city and district were also accorded reception at a discussion and cultural function held at Shilpakala Academy auditorium today.
Meanwhile, the Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC), Rajshahi district
administration and various other organizations have chalked out elaborate programmes to celebrate the Victory Day here in a befitting manner tomorrow.
The programme includes 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 roadsides in the evening.
Mayor-in-charge of RCC’s Nizam-ul Azim will open the daylong programmes by placing wreaths at Bhuban Mohan Park Shaheed Minar at zero hour.
RCC will accord reception to the gallantry awarded and all other valiant freedom fighters at its Green Plaza tomorrow 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 at hospitals, jails, orphanages and vagabond centers in the district on the occasion.
Educational institutions including Rajshahi University (RU), Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) and Rajshahi Medical College (RMC) have also chalked out elaborate programmes to celebrate the Victory Day.
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