RANGPUR, Dec 15, 2024 (BSS) - People of Rangpur are ready to celebrate the 
Victory Day 2024 tomorrow with huge passion as the district administration 
has completed preparations and taken steps towards the direction giving the 
city a colorful look.
 
The divisional and district administrations, Rangpur City Corporation, 
Rangpur Range of Bangladesh Police, Rangpur Metropolitan Police (RpMP), 
freedom fighters, political parties and dozens of other organisations have 
chalked out programmes marking the day. 
 
Officials said the district administration has taken two-day colorful Victory 
Day celebration programmes from December 15 to December 16 next.
 
Under the programmes, drawing and essay writing competitions for children on 
the War of Liberation were arranged on December 15 while the authorities have 
decorated the main city streets and roadside islands with colored flags, 
miniature posters and banners.
 
With the sunrise on December 16, celebration of the Victory Day 2024 will 
begin with placing wreaths at the Central Shaheed Minar and 31-gun salutes at 
the Police Lines ground in the city.
 
The Divisional Commissioner, Rangpur Range DIG of Bangladesh Police, Deputy 
Commissioner, Superintendent of Police, high officials and heroic freedom 
fighters will first place wreaths at the Central Shaheed Minar in the city. 
 
Later, leaders of BNP and different political parties and sociocultural, 
professional, business and human rights organisations, educational 
institutions, NGOs and commoners will place wreaths. 
   
The national flag will be hoisted amid playing of the national anthem at 
Circuit House premises at 9am on December 16. 
 
The national flag will also be hoisted atop all government, semi-government 
and private buildings in the city.
 
Divisional Commissioner Md Shahidul Islam will inaugurate the daylong Victory 
Fair 2024 at Rangpur Zilla School ground in the morning.
 
Heroic freedom fighters and relatives of martyred freedom fighters will be 
accorded receptions at District Shilpokola Academy auditorium at 11 am 
tomorrow. 
 

Special prayers will be offered seeking divine peace for departed souls of 
martyred of the War of Liberation, progress and welfare of the nation and its 
people at mosques, temples, churches, pagodas and other places of religious 
worship.
 
Improved diets will be served to inmates of hospitals, Rangpur Central Jail, 
shelters of older citizens, day-care and child centers, orphanages, Shishu 
Paribars and vagabond centers.
 
The District Information Office will screen documentary films on the War of 
Liberation in cinema halls and at open places at convenient times. 
 
Sports competitions and drawing, essay and sports competitions and 
discussions for school and college level students followed by discussions 
will be organised by different educational institutions.