The Bangladesh High Commission to Brunei Darussalam observed ‘Genocide Day-2023’ with befitting manner on Saturday, reports UNB.
Marking the Genocide Day, Bangladeshi communities, academics and members of civil society organizations of Brunei, among others, attended the programme organized by the High Commission.
The event started with recitation from the holy Quran and prayers for the salvation of the departed souls of all martyrs who sacrificed their lives on the fateful night of March 25, 1971, and during the Liberation War and father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Before beginning of the function formally, a one minute silence was observed there. Later Bangladesh High Commissioner Nahida Rahman Shumona read out messages of President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
A video documentary was screened on the history and background of the Genocide Day.
Bd-pratidin English/Lutful Hoque
