Dhaka: After the detection of coronavirus cases in the country, the inaugural ceremony of the Mujib Borsho celebration 2020 will be held from 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm on Tuesday, according to a press release of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Birth Centenary Celebration National Implementation Committee.
The release, signed by chief information officer of the committee Nasrin Jahan Lipi, was issued in this regard on Tuesday.
According to the release, “The opening ceremony of the year-long Mujib Borsho programs, marking the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was scheduled to be held at National Parade Square in the capital on Tuesday (March 17). But the programme has been rearranged due to the prevailing situation across the world caused by the coronavirus outbreak following the directives of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.”
“As per the new schedule, a decision has been made to arrange a two-hour opening event of the Mujib Borsho. All private TV channels, including Bangladesh Television, online media and other social media platforms will simultaneously air the Mujib Borsho programme so that a huge number of people can enjoy the programme,” the release read.
Meanwhile, the Association of Television Channels Owners (ATCO) has decided that all private TV channels will telecast the Mujib Borsho programme simultaneously.
Earlier on March 8, the year-long Bangabandhu’s birth centenary programmes during the Mujib Borsho were rearranged considering the prevailing coronavirus situation in the country.
