The holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi, marking the day of birth of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), is being observed across the country today with due religious solemnity. On this day in 570, 12th of Rabiul Awwal of the Hijri calendar, Muhammad (PBUH) was born in Makkah with divine blessings and messages of peace for mankind. He also passed away on the same day. President Mohammed Shahabuddin and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have issued separate messages to the people of the country and Muslims across the world. Bangladesh to observe Eid-e-Miladunnabi on Sept 28 The day was a public holiday. Different government and non-government organisations, including the Islamic Foundation, have chalked out elaborate programmes to mark the day. President participates in Eid-e-Miladunnabi programs at Bangabhaban Bangladesh Television (BTV) and Bangladesh Radio are broadcasting special programmes highlighting the importance of the day. Meanwhile, in Chattogram, a ‘Jashne Julus’ arranged by the Anjuman-e Rahmaniya Ahmadiyya Sunnia Trust was brought out from Jameya Ahmedia Sunnia Madrasa ground in Sholosohor area in the morning. Bangladesh-India trade through Hili land port suspended for Eid-e-Miladunnabi Several thousand devotees joined the rally with flags, banners and festoons. Special prayers will be held after Zuhr today on the occasion.    

The nation is set to celebrate the 103rd anniversary of the birth of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on Friday. The day, which is a public holiday, will also be celebrated as the National Children’s Day. Bangabandhu was born in Tungipara village of Gopalganj on March 17, 1920. While studying at Islamia College in Kolkata, he got involved in active politics. Both while in and out of jail, Bangabandhu had led the Language Movement. On February 21, 1952 when Language Movement activists were killed, Bangabandhu was observing a hunger strike in jail. In continuation of the Language Movement, all major movements of Bangalees including the General Elections in 1970 and the War of Liberation in 1971 were led by Sheikh Mujib. Through his dynamic leadership, Bangabandhu had organised the Bangalee nation to fight against exploitation and repression by the Pakistani rulers. The movement culminated in independent Bangladesh through the nine-month Liberation War in 1971. When Bangabandhu was moving forward with an aim to build a Golden Bangladesh overcoming all obstacles, the defeated and anti-liberation war clique assassinated him along with most of his family members on August 15, 1975. The government declared the period from March 17, 2020 to March 26, 2021 as the ‘Mujib Borsho’ marking the birth centenary of Bangabandhu. However, it was extended till March 31 this year. Different socio-political organisations, including Awami League and its associated bodies, have chalked out elaborate programmes to observe the day. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and President Abdul Hamid will place wreaths at the portrait of Bangabandhu at Bangabandhu Bhaban at Dhanmondi at 7am. Then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will pay homage to Bangabandhu by placing wreaths at his grave at 10.30 am. At that time, she will also place guard of honour and participate in a prayer programme.  President Abdul Hamid will pay homage to Bangabandhu by placing wreaths at his grave in Tungipara at 10am.  

The 161st birth anniversary of Nobel laureate Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore is being celebrated in the country on Sunday after two years of muted celebrations for the Covid-19 pandemic. Tagore was a poet, visual artist, playwright, novelist, as well as a composer whose works reshaped Bangla literature and music in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born on May 7, 1861 at Jorasanko mansion in Kolkata, he was the youngest of 13 surviving children of Debendranath Tagore and Sarada Devi. He became Asia's first Nobel laureate after winning the Nobel Prize in literature for Gitanjali in 1913. Two of his songs are now the national anthems of Bangladesh and India. Tagore wrote novels, short stories, songs, dance-dramas, and essays on political and personal topics. Gitanjali, Gora, and Ghare-Baire, Chokher Bali are among his best-known works. President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina issued separate messages on the occasion. READ: Tagore’s historic Kuthibari is threatened by river erosion, locals scream for help President Hamid wished overall success of all the ceremonies planned to observe the birth anniversary saying, “May the call of 25th Baishakh to the evergreen touch every Bengali’s heart.” “I believe that the philosophy of the ‘Biswa Kabi,s’  life and his creations will forever inspire the Bengalis in building a non-communal Bangladesh free from exploitation and deprivation,” said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in her message. Bangladesh Television and different private television channels and Bangladesh Betar are airing special programmes highlighting the life and works of Rabindranath. Like every year, different cultural organisations have chalked out events to celebrate the occasion with rich tributes to Tagore through performances and lecture on his life and works. 

A woman gave birth to four children  in Feni’s Haider Clinic on Monday afternoon. The newborns’ mother Salma Akter, is the wife of Alam Patwari of GMhat Union under Fulgazi Upazila who is an expatriate. They already have a four-year-old boy. READ: Noakhali woman gives birth to quadruplets Salma’s brother-in-law Anwar Hossain Patwari said the doctor had asked  the asrerival children earlier through ultrasonography but she eventually gave birth to four. Dr. Tahmina Sultana Nilu, who operated caesarean sections confirmed that the mother and four newborns were all healthy and sound. She said they were kept under observation. READ: Satkhira’s poor couple blessed with quadruplets!   Nurul Afsar Forkan, the manager of the hospital, said that they were shifted to a cabin to avoid people from different places gathering to see them.