Prof Yunus unveils Victory Day stamp

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Monday released a commemorative postage stamp, inaugural envelope and seal on the occasion of the Great Victory Day.

CA’s Special Assistant Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb, Information and Communication Division Secretary Shish Haider Chowdhury, Posts and Telecommunications Division Secretary Abdun Naser Khan and Director General of the Directorate of Posts SM Shahab Uddin joined the ceremony held at the State Guest House Jamuna.

The nation is set to celebrate the Victory Day, the most joyous occasion marking the birth of the country, on Tuesday with elaborate programmes in remembrance of the supreme sacrifices of the martyrs.

On this glorious day in 1971, Bangladesh emerged as an independent nation after the Pakistani occupation forces surrendered, bringing to an end a bloody nine-month-long war.