The 40th death anniversary of General MAG Osmani, the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces during the War of Liberation, is being observed on Friday.
On the occasion of the death anniversary, a preparatory meeting of Bangabir Osmani Smriti Sangsad was held on Monday at Bar Hall5, Sylhet District Bar Association.
Presided over by Bangabir Osmani Smriti Sangsad Sylhet President Syed Ahmed Bahlul, the meeting was addressed, among others, by Vice President Advocate Abdul Malik, Amirul Hossain Chowdhury Amnu, Joint General Secretary Chowdhury Delwar Hossain Jilon, Advocate Khandaker Delwar Hossain Rana, Kayes Ahmed Sagar, Abdus Samad and Amin Tahmid.
Various programs were announced at the meeting. Among them were, on Friday, from 10am to noon, recitation of the Holy Quran, Milad Mahfil and prayers at the Jame Mosque of Hazrat Shah Jalal (RA) Dargah Complex.
At the end of the program, people will pay homage at the Mausoleum of Bangabir Osmani.
On Thursday, a free medical camp, eye camp and distribution of sewing machines among disadvantaged women were organized by doctors at Bangabir MAG Osmani Charitable Hospital, Osmani Museumand Public Library in Osmani Nagar upazila.
Osmani was born in Sunamganj, Assam Province, during the British era, on September 1, 1918, and died in London on February 16, 1984.
He was educated in Assam and Sylhet and graduated from Aligarh Muslim University in India.