A massive celebration in Rio de Janeiro Sunday marking the start of the 50-day countdown to Brazil's world famous Carnival was marred by tear gas, tossed bottles and clashes between police and revelers in the city's Copacabana district.

The countdown to celebrate the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman begun at TSC premises on Dhaka University (DU) campus on Friday.

The countdown to the birth centenary celebration of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman began on Friday through a gala opening ceremony.

The people of Bangladesh will create another milestone by gathering together and launching the countdown to start the ‘Mujib Year’ at Tejgaon Airport on Friday afternoon as January 10 marks the triumphant return of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh MujiburRahman to a liberated Bangladesh.

The people of Bangladesh will create another milestone by gathering together and launching the countdown to start the ‘Mujib Year’ at Tejgaon Airport on Friday as January 10 marks the triumphant return of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to a liberated Bangladesh.

The 100-day countdown to the grand celebrations of the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman will begin on December 8 next.