Dhaka: As the programs taken on Mujib Year could not be carried out in timely manner due to the coronavirus pandemic the duration of the Mujib year has been extended by about 9 months.
The Cabinet Division has published a gazette notification extending the period of Mujib Year from 17 March 2020 to 16 December 2021.
The Cabinet Division issued a notification on Monday (December 14). The notification was later published in the form of a gazette.
It has been said that in order to celebrate the birth centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the great architect of independent Bangladesh, the government declared the period from March 17, 2020 to March 26, 2021 as Mujib Year. Due to the global pandemic of Covid-19, the programs taken to celebrate the Mujib Year could not be carried out in a timely manner. That is why the government has extended the period of Mujib Year from March 17, 2020 to December 16, 2021.
Incidentally, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was born on 17 March 1920 in Tungipara, Gopalganj. On the occasion of the 100th birth anniversary of Bangabandhu, the government took initiative to celebrate 'Mujiboarsho'. However, the various programs adopted when the corona virus pandemic started in the country last March could not be carried out.