All set to observe V- Day in Rangpur Divn
BSS, Rangpur
Preparations have been completed to observe the Victory Day-2015 everywhere in Rangpur division with huge enthusiasm and festivity on December 16, officials sources said.
The district administrations, socio-cultural and professional organisations, Awami League (AL) and other political parties have completed preparations to pay rich tributes to the martyred best sons and daughters of the soil from the zero hours on Wednesday.
In Rangpur city, the observance will begin at zero hours with 31-gun salute and placing wreaths at Central Shaheed Minar and Swadhinota Smritistambha ‘Arjan’.
City Mayor Alhaj Sarfuddin Ahmed Jhantu, Divisional Commissioner
Muhammad Dilwar Bakht, Acting DIG Humayun Kabir, Acting President of district AL Mamtaz Uddin Ahmed, Deputy Commissioner Rahat Anwar and Superintendent of Police Abdur Razzaque will place first wreaths there.
District Muktijoddha Commander Mosaddek Hossain Bablu, General Secretary of district AL Advocate Rezaul Karim Raju, city AL President Shafiur Rahman Shafi, leaders of different political parties will also place wreaths there.
Later, heads of different government and non-government departments and organisations, socio-cultural and professional bodies and common people will continue placing floral wreaths with due patriotic zeal till the morning.
The programmes also include hoisting of the national flags atop all
public and private buildings, illumination and decoration of the main islands of roads, roadsides and various buildings with national flags and colored miniature posters and banners.
The Divisional Commissioner will hoist the national flag and take salute at march-pasts and displays by the freedom fighters, police, Ansar-VDP, BNCC, jail guards, boys scout, girls guide, Fire Service and Civil Defense, children and students at Rangpur Stadium.
Veteran freedom fighters and relatives of the martyred freedom fighters will be accorded receptions and the main discussion meeting will be held at the Central Shaheed Minar premises on the Public Library compound marking the day.
Drawing competitions for the children on War of Liberation, shooting, special sports for the women and essay writing competitions, charity football match, cultural functions and prize giving ceremony will be organised.
Improved diets will be served to inmates of hospitals, Rangpur Central Jail, shishu paribars, vagabond centres, orphanages and shelter homes of the elderly people.
Special prayers will be offered seeking divine peace for the souls of the martyred of the War of Liberation, progress and welfare of the nation and its people at mosques, temples, churches, pagodas and other places of worship allover the district.
The District Information Office have been screening 28 documentary films since December 3 last on the War of Liberation and Victory Day and the process will continue till December 28 next allover the district.
Similar programmes have been chalked out in Kurigram, Gaibandha,
Lalmonirhat, Nilphamari, Panchagarh, Thakurgaon and Dinajpur districts under the division in observance of the Victory Day in a befitting manner.
Gallamary bears blood of thousands of martyrs
A Correspondent , Khulna
The month of December comes and with it comes the time of remembering martyrs of 1971 Liberation War who valiantly paved the way to achieve victory.
During the Liberation War, the peaceful people of Bangladesh were oppressed by the Pakistani occupied forcse and their collaborators. The oppression turned into assassination, rape, and murder of lakhs of people. They dumped the bodies in several places including mass graves, ponds, rivers and ditches. Such a mass grave is Gallamary in Khulna, three kilometres away from the main city.
According to Khulna Zila Parishad, early on 2009, a project was taken involving Tk 10 crore to construct a monument of independence. The project included constructing the main monument, red tiles around the monument, footpath, parking yard, ambit, gate, security shed, restaurant, flower garden, waterfalls and so on.
The construction cost of the main monument was fixed at Tk 2 crore 16 lakh and 31 thousand. But, the matter of regret is that the project has not been completed yet due to financial insolvency. Now, the question arises whether the entire work would be completed.
Sources said, Khulna Zila Parishad floated tender two times to build the monument allotting Tk 2.16 crore by the Ministry of Local Government Rural Development after approval the project. The construction of the main monument was completed by November, 2011.
On March 2011, architect of the monument Aminul Islam Emon advised the authority concerned to complete the monument as per design while visiting it.
Meanwhile, in March of 2011, Khulna Zila Parishad authority sent a letter to the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) asking for Tk 8 crore with a view to completing it. The LGED recommended to the Ministry of Liberation War Affairs to allocate the money to complete the monument within April of 2014. Now, the monument has turned into a den of drug addicts since it was not completed yet, said an official of LGED, seeking anonymity, and adding that the ministry concerned didn’t allot the money though Khulna Zila Parishad sent the letter.
While talking to journalists , Administrator of Khulna Zila Parishad Sheikh Harun-ur-Rashid said, the main monument was built at the cost of Tk 2.16 crore after getting money from the Ministry concerned in 2011.
“We couldn’t complete the monument as per design. We have sent letters to the Ministry of Liberation War Affairs, but there was no response,” the Administrator said.
The monument will be the second largest independence monument of the country if it is completed, he said, adding that a reunification of freedom fighters is likely to be held after its completion.
In 1995, the main Monument of Gallamary has been built under the joint initiative of the then Deputy Commissioner of Khulna Kazi Reazul Haque and Khulna Police Super Awlad Hossain.
Narsingdi Mukta Dibash observed
Narsingdi Correspondent
On December 12 in 1971 hundreds of freedom fighters entered into the then Thana headquarter from Pakistan Army.
Narsingdi Zila Muktijuddha Sangsad and other organisations have chalked out elaborate programmes to celebrate the day befitting manner. Narsingdi 55 Kilometers away from the capital Dhaka, had a glorious role in the historic liberation war of 1971. The day (December12) is considered as the most significant and remarkable day for the inhabitants of the district, Many named and unnamed freedom fighters cmbraced martyrdom at the last battle in Narsingdi. Freedom fighter attack pakistani army on the night of December 10.
A heavy battle continued across Narsingdi in which the morale of Pak forces broke down, At One stage the freedom fighter gheraoed the Pakistani Army camp.
After failing to face the massive attack. {akistan forces surrendered without fighting on December 12 and Narsingdi became free from the occupation of the army. A total of 116 heroic sons of the district embraced martyrdom in different encounters including face to face encounters as the Bagbari, Panchdona, Algi, Putia bazar, Hartirdia bazar, Raipura bazar, Methikanda, Hatubhanga and Belabo.
