Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina speaks at a preparatory meeting to celebrate the Mujib Year held at Ganabhaban in Dhaka on Wednesday, November 27, 2019 PIDBangladesh will celebrate the Mujib Year from March 17, 2020 to March 26, 2021Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has announced that the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) together with Bangladesh will celebrate the "Mujib Barsho" (Mujib Year). She made the announcement while speaking at a preparatory meeting to celebrate the Mujib Year held at Ganabhaban in Dhaka on Wednesday, reports UNB. Bangladesh will celebrate the Mujib Year from March 17, 2020 to March 26, 2021 through various programs marking the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. She said Unesco took the decision unanimously at the plenary session of its 40th General Assembly on November 25 to celebrate the Mujib Year together with Bangladesh. "Sraddha Smarak" will be handed over to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Bangabandhu's younger daughter Sheikh Rehana, he said.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 27, 2019 17:48 UTC