The 79th birthday of internationally reputed nuclear scientist and Prime Minster Sheikh Hasina’s husband Dr MA Wazed Miah will be observed on Sunday in a befitting manner.
On February 16 in 1942, Wazed Miah affectionately called ‘Sudha Miah’ was born in a respectable Muslim family of Laldighi Fatehpur village under Pirganj upazila in Rangpur district.
He breathed his last in Dhaka on May 9, 2009 and was buried at the family graveyard in his native village at Pirganj.
Different socio-cultural organisations and the family members of Dr Wazed will celebrate the birthday of the nuclear scientist in a befitting manner in the capital city and Rangpur district.
Dr Wazed Research and Training Institute of Begum Rokeya University, Dr
Wazed Smriti Sangshad (DWSS) of Rangpur, District and Upazila administration,
District and Upazila Police Administration, Pirganj upazila unit of Awami League (AL), MA Wazed Foundation, 14-party alliances, various social and professional organisations will mark the day arranging elaborate programmes.
The programmes include placing of wreaths at the grave of Dr Wazed Miah, offering Fateha, milad mehfils and special munajats, distribution of food among the poor and distressed people and holding memorial discussions.
A number of organisations have chalked out elaborate daylong programmes to celebrate the birthday of Dr Wazed at Laldighee Fatehpur village as well as in Rangpur city.
Wazed Miah’s nephew and also Pirganj upazila AL General Secretary Tajimul
Islam Shamim told BSS that upazila unit of AL and MA Wazed Foundation, Pirganj will jointly arrange a discussion, doa and milad at Fatehpur Joysadan at noon to mark the 79th birthday of the nuclear scientist.
Registrar of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR) Abu Hena Mustafa Kamal said the teachers, students, officials, and staff of the concerned university led by BRUR Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Major Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah will pay homage to Dr Wazed by placing wreaths at his grave in the morning and Fateha along with Munajat will be offered there.
Prayers and milad will also be held at the university’s central jam-e-masjid at noon.
The authorities of District Administration led by Deputy Commissioner Asib Ahsan will pay tributes to Dr Wazed by placing wreaths at his grave in the morning, said Upazila Nirbahi Officer TMA Momin, reports BSS.
