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'Bangabandhu Live Mango Museum’ to boost mango economy in Chapai
The Chapainawabganj district administration has taken an initiative to transform a mango grove into 'Bangabandhu Live Mango Museum’ in Kansat under Shibganj upazila for the conservation of mango varieties and to expand tourism in the district based on mango.
'Bangabandhu Live Mango Museum’ is being established at Raja’s mango grove, the oldest mango orchard in the mango capital. Mango traders, producers, and locals are very happy about this initiative by the local administration.
According to the local administration, mango is the main cash crop of Chapainawabganj. The economy of this region fully depends on mango production and its price. Mangoes of many varieties including Gopal Bhog, Khirsapati, Fazli, Amrapali, Ashina, Khudi Kirsha, Brindabani, Lakshmanbhog are produced in the district. Meeting local and national demand, businessmen export mangoes to the world market.
Besides conventional and familiar mangoes, many varieties of mangoes are being produced in Chapainawabganj which have sweet taste and flavour. But, due to a lack of marketing and publicity, these mangoes are neglected in the market and mango growers do not get a good price. At one stage, farmers become discouraged to produce these tasty mangoes. As a result, many mangoes become extinct, and many more are on their way to extinction.
The district administration has taken initiative for the conservation of these mangoes through this museum. The district administration has already published an album titled ‘Mangopedia’ naming 100 popular and unpopular mangoes.
Concerned people said construction works of 'Bangabandhu Live Mango Museum’ will be completed within December this year. The construction works of the boundary wall and rest house of the mango museum have already been completed. Other works are going on in full swing.
Bangabandhu Corner opened in Punjab
Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Muhammad Imran inaugurated a Bangabandhu Corner at the Chandigarh University in Punjab Wednesday.
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the establishment of the Bangabandhu Corner and collaboration in academic exchanges was signed between the university and the high commission.
Referring to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as a legendary world leader, Chandigarh University Pro-Chancellor Dr RS Bawa hoped that the corner would pave the way to establishing a Bangabandhu Centre in the future, allowing the students to pursue comparative studies between India-Bangladesh.
Bangladesh Mission in London launches special memorabilia on Bangabandhu
Bangladesh High Commission in London has launched a special memorabilia on Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, titled, "Bangabandhu in Sylhet" on the occasion of Bangabandhu’s 102nd birth anniversary and the National Children’s Day 2022.
Prime Minister's Adviser on International Relation Affairs Dr. Gowher Rizvi unwrapped the cover of the "Bangabandhu in Sylhet" memorabilia, documenting Bangabandhu’s historic visits to Sylhet between 1947 and 1975.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Gowher Rizvi said, “Although geopolitically the world has changed a lot since Bangabandhu's struggles for an independent Bangladesh, his ideals and visions for a democratic, inclusive and secular society remain as valid and necessary today as those were 50 years ago.”
“Various attempts were made over the 50 years to undermine Bangabandhu's progressive and inclusive ideals, but in the past decade the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina upholding Bangabandhu's ideals has achieved unprecedented progress in realising Bangabandhu’s Sonar Bangla vision,” Dr Rizvi said.
High Commissioner for Bangladesh to the UK Saida Muna Tasneem in her welcome speech said, "Bangladesh High Commission, London during Mujib Borsho has successfully inculcated the spirit of 1971 and Bangabandhu’s secular, tolerant and inclusive ideals and Bengali cultural identity amongst the vast majority of British-Bangladeshi children through art, culture and recitation of poetry and leadership programmes on the Father of the Nation. As a result, today we have amongst us in Brittan an entire generation of young ambassadors of Bangabandhu and our 1971 war of liberation values.”
Commenting on the memorabilia ‘Bangabandhu in Sylhet’, the High Commissioner said, “Bangabandhu visited each and every corner of Bangladesh, including Sylhet during his 23 years of political struggle for independence of Bangladesh. Through this memorabilia the vast majority of British-Bangladeshis residing in the UK with their roots in Sylhet will come to know Bangabandhu’s various visits to Sylhet, starting from the historic Sylhet referendum in 1947 to his political campaign before the 1973 national elections.
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Veteran columnist and writer of the Ekushey theme song Abdul Gaffar Choudhury said, "Bangabandhu was the first statesman in the subcontinent to establish a secular people’s republic.”
Eminent organiser of the Liberation War movement in the UK Sultan Mahmud Sharif recalled how British-Bangladeshi gave their everything to support Bangabandhu’s leadership and his vision for independent Bangladesh in 1971 and said: “Today they stand ready to continue all-out support to Prime Minister Sheikh Haisla in realising her Vision 2041.”
John Mylod, Mayor of London Borough of Havering, also spoke on the occasion, praising Bangabandhu and Bangladesh.
The event was attended by freedom fighters, diplomats, academics, journalists, business leaders and eminent members of the British-Bangladeshi community.
A large number of British-Bangladeshi children participated in an art competition on Bangabandhu, organised by Bangladesh High Commission, London. A documentary on Bangabandhu was shown at the event. A cultural programme dedicated to Bangabandhu was performed by the British-Bangladeshi Children.
Earlier, the day's programme began with hoisting of the national flag at the chancery and reading out messages issued on the day by the President, the Prime Minister, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and the State Minister for Foreign Affairs. A special dua was offered for Father of the Nation Bangabandhu and his family and all the martyrs who sacrificed their lives in the glorious War of Liberation, and for peace and continued progress of Bangladesh under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Bangabandhu one of the world's greatest leaders of the oppressed: Minister
Minister for Fisheries and Livestock S M Rezaul Karim has termed Bangabandhu as one of the greatest leaders and patriots of the world, urging all to work unitedly to teach the new generations about his vision and ideology.
"Let’s work in unison to teach the new generations about Bangabandhu’s dreams, belief, patriotism and non-communal philosophy," he said.
The Minister was speaking as the chief guest at a discussion session held at the Embassy of Bangladesh in Washington D.C. on the occasion of the 102nd birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
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The Embassy organized the event at the Bangabandhu Auditorium as part of its programmes to celebrate the 102nd birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the National Children's Day 2022.
The Minister also called upon all to take a vow to resist the communal and anti-liberation forces to materialize the dreams of three million martyrs and Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Due to Bangabandhu’s charismatic leadership and long struggle in country’s all movements from the 1952 Language Movement to Liberation War in 1971, Bangladesh gained independence as a free and sovereign nation, he highlighted.
Rezaul Karim said that Bangabandhu was portrayed as a “voice of oppressed people”, while in the recent world climate summit, his able daughter Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was termed as a “voice of the distressed people”. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has turned Bangladesh into a role model of development in the world by materializing the dreams of Bangabandhu, he added.
The Fisheries Minister also pointed out various steps taken by Bangabandhu as well as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for the welfare of the children of Bangladesh.
Charge d'Affaires of the Embassy Ferdousi Shahriar also spoke on the occasion.
The discussion was followed by a screening of a documentary titled "Bangabandhu-Forever in Our Hearts".
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Earlier, the Fisheries Minister along with the officials of the Embassy placed a floral wreath at the bust of the Father of the Nation at the Bangabandhu Corner of the Embassy.
After laying the wreath, they stood in solemn silence for some time as a mark of profound respect to the memory of the great leader.
The celebration of the Embassy began with hoisting of the National Flag by the Charge d'Affaires of the Embassy on the chancery premises in the morning.
The messages issued on the occasion by the President, the Prime Minister, the Foreign Minister and the State Minister for Foreign Affairs were read out.
Special prayers were offered seeking divine blessings for eternal peace of the departed soul of Bangabandhu and other martyrs of August 15, 1975 as well as Bangladesh's continuous peace, progress and prosperity.
The Charge d'Affaires, in her speech, paid deepest homage to Bangabandhu on the 102nd birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation.
She said Bangabandhu, the greatest Bengali of all times, fought throughout his life for the welfare of the oppressed people.
Ferdousi Shahriar said Bangabandhu after independence had taken many revolutionary steps to transform Bangladesh into a developed and prosperous country. "So, under the able leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, we all need to work hard to realize the dream of the Father of the Nation," she observed.
Bangabandhu's birth anniversary celebrated in Canberra
The 102nd birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and National Children’s Day were celebrated in Australian capital Canberra with the active participation of children.
The evening event began with the Bangladeshi High Commissioner, officials and community members placing wreaths in front of the portrait of the Father of the Nation. Children participated in the event, reciting poems and singing songs to highlight Bangabandhu’s love for children.
In the morning, Bangladeshi High Commissioner to Australia, Mohammad Sufiur Rahman, hoisted the national flag, according to a release on Friday.
A discussion session was also held where young speakers from the community highly admired the sacrifice of the great leader. They also discussed the leadership quality of Bangabandhu during the early stage of his life.
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Follow Bangabandhu to become self- confident, overcome all obstacles:Energy advisor
Prime Minister's energy advisor Dr Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury has urged all to follow Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to become self- confident to overcome all obstacles.
He was speaking as the chief guest at a virtual discussion meeting, organized by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, on the occasion of the birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation and the National Children's Day 2022 on Thursday.
He said Bangabandhu fought all his life for the freedom of common man.
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“If we can follow him properly, we will be able to do something for the country and the common people," he added.
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid in a message at the meeting said that Bangabandhu loved the children most.
His dream was that the children and teenagers would develop their skills in sports as well as pursuing the modern education.
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Bangabandhu's self-sacrific, patriotism and struggle must be presented to the children and adolescents for the development of their humane qualities, said the state minister.
Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation Chairman ABM Azad, Petobangla Chairman Nazmul Ahsan, and Additional Secretary SM Zakir Hossain also spoke on the occasion.
Earlier, , the officials of the Power Division placed a wreath at the portrait of Bangabandhu at Bidyut Bhaban on the occassion of Bangabandhu's birth anniversary and the National Children's Day.
Bangabandhu’s 102nd birth anniversary celebrated in New Delhi
Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi on Thursday celebrated 102nd birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the National Children’s Day 2022 with a resolve to work for realising his dream of building “Sonar Bangla.”
The day’s programme began with hoisting of the national flag by High Commissioner Muhammad Imran at Chancery premises.
The High Commissioner, along with the members of the mission, placed a floral wreath at the portrait of Bangabandhu in the chancery building.
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Representatives from Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) also placed floral wreath.
The programme was followed by reading out of messages from President Md. Abdul Hamid, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Foreign Minister A.K. Abdul Momen and State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam.
The Deputy High Commissioner of the mission Md. Nural Islam read out massage of the President and Mohd. Rashedul Amin, Counsellor (Economic) read out the massage of the Prime Minister respectively. Brig. Gen. Md. Abul Kalam Azad, Defence Adviser also took part in a discussion on Banglabandhu.
We salute Bangabandhu's legacy of founding independent Bangladesh: US
The US Embassy in Dhaka has congratulated the people of Bangladesh as they observe the 102nd birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
"During this 102nd anniversary year of his birth, we salute his legacy of founding an independent Bangladesh," said the Embassy in a message shared on its verified Facebook page on Thursday.
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U.S. Embassy Dhaka is proud Bangabandhu was a U.S. Department of State exchange program alumnus, one of the very first International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) participants from Bangladesh, the message reads.
What Was Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's Childhood Like?
Greatest Bengali of all time, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's political wisdom and lifelong struggle gave birth to Bangladesh in the world. In short, his life is a history. From birth to death, each part of his life teaches us lessons. However, we all are well aware of his political and personal life. But how many of us know about Sheikh Mujib’s childhood? This legend of Bangladesh was born on March 17, 1920. Let’s explore all the details of Father of the nation Sheikh Mujib’s early age.
Birth and Early Life
Sheikh Mujib was born on March 17, 1920, in an aristocratic Muslim family in Tungipara, Gopalganj. His father Sheikh Lutfar Rahman was the Serestadar of Gopalganj Sessions Court (Clarke of the court) and his mother's name was Saira Khatun. Mujib was the third child in a family of four daughters and two sons. His parents affectionately called him ‘Khoka’.
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's life was spontaneous in the green environment of Tungipara. He was the leader of the group while swimming with the village boys in Madhumati, playing ha-du-du, football, and volleyball.
Read Who was Sheikh Mujibur Rahman? A Short Biography of Bangabandhu, Father of the Nation
Education
In 1927, when Mujib was 7 years old, he was admitted to the local Gimabhanga Primary School. The founder of this school was Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's youngest grandfather Sheikh Abdur Rashid. Bangabandhu studied up to third class in this school. Later, he was admitted to Gopalganj Public School in 1929 at the age of nine and studied there till 1934. Less than a year and a half later, Mujib contracted beriberi. This disease causes a Glaucoma in his eyes. Due to this, he could not continue his schooling for four years from 1934.
Start Wearing Glasses
Sheikh Lutfar Rahman took Mujib to Calcutta for eye treatment. Kolkata's famous T. Ahmed performed surgery on Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's two eyes and advised him to wear glasses. From then on Bangabandhu started wearing glasses.
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PM pays homage to Bangabandhu
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday paid tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the occasion of his 102nd birth anniversary and the National Children's Day-2022
She paid the homage by placing a wreath at the portrait of Bangabandhu in front of Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at historic Dhanmondi-32 here in the morning.
After laying the wreath, Sheikh Hasina stood in solemn silence for some time as a mark of profound respect to the memory of the Father of the Nation, the architect of independent Bangladesh.
A smartly turned out contingent of the armed forces gave a guard of honour on the occasion.
A special munajat was offered seeking eternal peace of the departed soul of Bangabandhu and his family members.
The nation is celebrating the 103rd birthday of Bangabandhu today in a befitting manner. The day, which is a public holiday, is also being observed as the National Children’s Day.
Marking the day, the Prime Minister will also lay a wreath at the mausoleum of Bangabandhu at Tungipara in Gopalganj at 11:00am.
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Hasina, also the eldest daughter of Bangabandhu, will join a programme titled ‘Tungipara: Hridoye Pitribhumi’ there at 2.30pm on the occasion of his birth anniversary and the National Children’s Day.
The PM will leave Tungipara for Dhaka by a helicopter on Thursday afternoon.
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