The 47th birth anniversary of Sheikh Russel, the youngest son of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and brother of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, is being observed Tuesday in tears.
Russel, born this day in 1964, was killed along with his father and most other family members on August 15, 1975 during a putsch by a group of disgruntled military-men.
The ruling Awami League has chalked out daylong programmes to mark the day.
Sheikh Russel Jatiya Shishu Kishore Parishad began the programme of the day hoisting the organization’s flag at around 7am.
The elaborate programmes include placing floral wreaths at the portrait of Bangabandhu at the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum in Dhanmondi and offering prayers at the grave of Sheikh Russel.
A discussion and prize-distribution programme was arranged at Bangabandhu International Conference Center at around 10am. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was scheduled to attend the programme.
The city Awami League will hold a discussion at Bangabandhu Avenue at 3pm.
Awami League acting general secretary Mahbub-ul-Alam Hanif, in a statement published Monday, urged the party leaders and activists to observe the day with due solemnity.
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Prime minister Sheikh Hasina and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia have sent greetings to Bangladesh's cricket star Shakib Al Hasan on his 26th birthday.
"The prime minister wished Shakib a glorious future and hoped that he would lead Bangladesh's cricket to new heights," Hasina's special assistant (media) Mahbubul Haque Shakil told bdnews24.com on Saturday.
Khaleda's press secretary Maruf Kamal Khan also told bdnews24.com that Khaleda sent a cake and flowers with a greetings card to Shakib.
Party's sports affairs secretary Raihan Amin Talukder took the presents to Shakib's Mirpur residence, he said.
Shakib was born on Mar 24, 1987 in Magura. His debut test match was against India in 2007 while his ODI debut was against Zimbabwe the previous year.
He won the title of 'Man of the Tournament' in the just-concluded Asia Cup by scoring 237 individual runs and claiming six wickets during the tournament.