The birth centenary celebrations of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman kicked off on Tuesday.

After the detection of coronavirus cases for the first time in Bangladesh, the year-long programmes taken to celebrate the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman during the ‘Mujib Borsho’ have been rearranged considering public health.

India on Thursday confirmed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bangladesh to attend the birth centenary celebrations of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on March 17.