'Sheikh Russel Day' will be observed on October 18 each year to mark the birthday of Sheikh Russel, the youngest son of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
The cabinet on Monday approved a proposal of listing the day as an A-category day for celebration across the country, Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam gave the information after the weekly Cabinet meeting on Monday.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina chaired the meeting held at the Cabinet Division's meeting room in the Secretariat, joining virtually from Ganabhaban, reports BSS.
The cabinet secretary said the ICT Division placed the proposal of observing 'Sheikh Russel Day', saying that they introduced the second phase of the 'Sheikh Russel Digital Lab' project.
Under the project, 'Sheikh Russel Digital Lab' to be installed at 5,000 educational institutions across the country. A total of 300 educational institutions will be turned into "School of Future" in line with the project.
In the meeting, the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs also said that they have been observing 'Sheikh Russel Day' on October 18 for the last 10/12 years.
Both the ICT Division and Ministry of Women and Children Affairs made a proposal to list it as A-Grade to create a huge impact among the children of the country, said the cabinet secretary.
