National anthem to be sung simultaneously

The government has taken a programme under which the national anthem “Amar Sonar Bangla” will be sung simultaneously across the country and Bangladesh missions abroad on the Independence Day today.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will lead the nation to sing the national anthem, written by Rabindranath Tagore, at the main programme at “Jatiya Shishu Kishore Samabesh” in Bangabandhu National Stadium at 8:00am in the capital, said an official release.

The cabinet division has requested all to join the programme from their respective places of stay. In this regard, an inter-ministerial meeting was held on Saturday at the Cabinet Division with Cabinet Division Secretary (coordination and reform) NM Ziaul Alam in the chair.

Earlier, under the initiative of the Prime Minister's Office and supervision of the Cabinet Division, national anthem singing (chorus) competitions were held at every educational institution  between January 20 and March 15.

Around 63 lakh students of primary, secondary, higher secondary and madrasa levels took part in the competitions.

The national level of the competition was held on March 15.

Hasina will hand over prizes among the winning teams at “Jatiya Shishu Kishore Samabesh' at the Stadium today.