Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus will witness the fly-past and paratrooping of Bangladesh Army, Navy and Air Forces at Tejgaon Parade Ground as part of celebrating the Victory Day on 16 December.
The information was confirmed in a press release issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Directorate on Saturday afternoon.
Meanwhile, the final rehearsal of the event will be held at Tejgaon Parade Ground on Sunday at 10:30am, the press release added.
CA’s holds reception for Rokeya Padak recipients
Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus extended a reception to the winners of the “Begum Rokeya Padak 2025” on Saturday evening, hosting this year’s winners at state guesthouse Jamuna.
This year’s Begum Rokeya Padak recipients – Rubhana Rakib, Nabila Idris, Kalpana Akter, and Rituparna Chakma – attended the reception.
At the beginning, the Rokeya Padak recipients expressed concern over the attack on one of the leaders of the July mass-uprising, Inquilab Mancha spokesperson and prospective independent candidate for Dhaka-8 constituency, Osman Hadi, and urged the government to take strict measures.
While they expressed joy over the chief adviser’s reception, they were also concerned over Friday’s assassination attempt on the Inquilab Mancha spokersperson.
They also advised the chief adviser that unity among the country’s political parties and people is a necessity for the upcoming election.
Yunus said, “This attack was carried out with pre-planning. I am in regular contact with the family. I am regularly inquiring about Hadi’s treatment. I have also spoken with the political parties. They are also assisting.”
The chief adviser inquired about each Rokeya Padak recipient’s respective workplace and other matters.
Rokeya Padak recipient for women’s rights (labour rights), Kalpana Akter, specially thanked the chief adviser for changing the labour law and signing the labour convention. She said, “Changing the labour law and the convention – both are historic steps. Thank you for doing this in such a short time.”
She further said, “During the previous government, I was harassed with lawsuits. 14 cases have been filed against me. I have been made an accused in unrealistic incidents like stealing glasses from Gulshan’s Navana Tower. No one ever thought before that someone doing trade union work, working for labour rights, would receive the Rokeya Padak. I thank the interim government for this.”
The CA said, “Kalpana Akter is a strong woman, she always speaks the just word. She is respected by everyone worldwide.”
“After the Rana Plaza tragedy, nothing that should have been done was done. Labour rights and the convention were among my priorities. The effort was to do as much as I could before leaving,” said the chief adviser.
He inquired from Kalpana Akter about various issues including workers’ wages, work environment, and discussed the implementation of the labour law.
The chief adviser inquired about the overall condition of icddr,b (International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh) from researcher Dr Rubhana Rakib.
The chief adviser said, after foreign aid stopped, the institutions most affected were icddr,b and the Rohingyas. He also said the government is continuously holding discussions on this matter.
At the event, Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus gifted his book Beltail Gramer Jorimon, O Onnonnra about the oeconomic struggles and lives of rural women to the four Rokeya Padak recipients.
At this time, Advisor to the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs Sharmin S Murshid, Principal Coordinator for SDG Affairs Lamiya Morshed, and Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs Momtaz Ahmed were present.
