Kushtia district administration holds preparatory meeting for 7 November
Photo: Collected
A meeting was held in Kushtia to prepare for observing National Revolution and Solidarity Day on 7 November.
Deputy Commissioner Touhid Bin Hasan presided over the meeting, organised by the district administration at 11am today.
Among others, Local Government Division Deputy Director Mahbubur Rahman, Additional Deputy Commissioner Zakir Hossain, Additional District Magistrate Jahangir Alam, Zila Parishad Chief Executive Abdul Hai, Kushtia district BNP convener Kutub Uddin Ahmed and Kushtia Journalists’ Union President Abdur Razzak Bachchu spoke at the meeting.
Various aspects of observing the day properly were discussed at the meeting, and decisions were taken on various programmes.
Officials at various levels of the district administration and representatives of law enforcement agencies were present at the meeting.
Background
According to a bdnews24.com report on 5 October, a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman approved a decision to observe a general holiday every year on 7 November, National Revolution and Solidarity Day; the day was also placed in category ‘A’ of the Cabinet Division circular.
At a glance
According to a UNB report on 7 November 2024, on 7 November 1975 soldiers and the public together freed the then army chief Ziaur Rahman, who was confined in Dhaka Cantonment; the day is observed to commemorate that uprising of soldiers and people.
Sources
Original report: BSS
Background sources: bdnews24.com, 5 October 2026; UNB, 7 November 2024
