National Mausoleum gets facelift, but no visitor
The National Mausoleum was given a facelift as the nation, led by President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, was scheduled to pay tributes to the Liberation War martyrs on the occasion of Bangladesh’s 50th Independence and National Moment on Thursday.
Even so, it refrained from paying homage to the martyrs for the very first time in the country’s record as a result of outbreak of coronavirus around the world.
On March 21, the federal government cancelled the Independence Time programmes, including putting wreaths at the National Mausoleum in Savar, amid the go up in coronavirus cases, studies UNB.
The civic reception at the Bangabhaban marking the Independence Day and the Swadhinata Padak, the best state award, distribution programme were also cancelled.
The decision came after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina held a gathering with President Abdul Hamid at the Bangabhaban on the day.
Each year, the President and the Prime Minister pay respects to the Liberation War martyrs by inserting wreaths at the memorial at dawn.
Later, people from almost all walks of life, including leaders of different political functions, throng the mausoleum to fork out their respects.
The neighborhood office of the general public Works Department had also prepared the memorial giving it a new facelift.
However, there are simply no activities for the very first time in the country’s history to pay homage to the martyrs as a result of emerging situation out of coronavirus outbreak.
Meanwhile, Talk about Minister for Disaster Administration and Relief and hometown MP Dr Enamur Rahman hoisted the national flag along the upazila parishad premises each morning when the national anthem was sung.
On March 26, 1971, Dad of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declared Bangladesh's independence following a crackdown on unarmed Bangalees on the midnight of March 25 by Pakistani occupation forces.
After a nine-month Battle of Liberation with the supreme sacrifices of three million persons and the honour of 200,000 girls, Bangladesh finally realized its independence on December 16, 1971.
Bangladesh has up to now reported five deaths from the coronavirus. Besides, 27 patients are under treatment in the country while seven others have previously made recovery.
Meanwhile, the global death toll from the coronavirus provides leapt to 21,283 globally by Thursday.
It has so far infected 471,053 persons all over the world, according to worldometer.
Of them, 335,534 are being treated with 14,972 being in serious or critical condition.
Up to now, 135,501 conditions had outcomes and of these, 114,218 (84 percent) recovered and 16 percent died.
COVID-19 has effects on 198 countries and territories all over the world and one intercontinental conveyance (the Gemstone Princess cruise ship harboured in Yokohama, Japan).
