BSS, Dhaka :
“Begum Rokeya Day” will be observed on Monday across the country with due respect as the country will observe the 139th birth and 87th death anniversaries of Begum Rokeya Shakhawat Hossain.
The Women and Children Affairs Ministry will organise a function at
the city’s Osmani Memorial Auditorium on the occasion of “Begum Rokeya Day” and distribute Rokeya Padak-2019 at 10 am. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to attend the function as the chief guest.
A total of five eminent women have been nominated for the Rokeya Padak-2019 for their outstanding contributions to women and social development. The recipients are Begum Selina Khalek, Principal Shamsun Nahar, Dr Nurunnahar Faizunnessa (posthumous), Miss Papri Basu and Begum Akhtar Jahan.
Different programmes have also been chalked out at government and non-government levels across the country to mark the day.
On the occasion, Shomajtantrik Mohila Forum would place wreaths at 9.30 am at the sculpture of Begum Rokeya at Dhaka University Rokeya Hall here on Monday.
“Begum Rokeya Day” will be observed on Monday across the country with due respect as the country will observe the 139th birth and 87th death anniversaries of Begum Rokeya Shakhawat Hossain.
The Women and Children Affairs Ministry will organise a function at
the city’s Osmani Memorial Auditorium on the occasion of “Begum Rokeya Day” and distribute Rokeya Padak-2019 at 10 am. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to attend the function as the chief guest.
A total of five eminent women have been nominated for the Rokeya Padak-2019 for their outstanding contributions to women and social development. The recipients are Begum Selina Khalek, Principal Shamsun Nahar, Dr Nurunnahar Faizunnessa (posthumous), Miss Papri Basu and Begum Akhtar Jahan.
Different programmes have also been chalked out at government and non-government levels across the country to mark the day.
On the occasion, Shomajtantrik Mohila Forum would place wreaths at 9.30 am at the sculpture of Begum Rokeya at Dhaka University Rokeya Hall here on Monday.
