25th death anniversary of Rokeya Begum

Today marks the 25th death anniversary of Rokeya Begum, mother of Hasan Jahid Tusher, a deputy press secretary to the prime minister, says a press release.

On this occasion, doa mahfil and Quran recitation have been organised at the her village home in Sreerampur under Magura Sadar upazila. Food will also be distributed among the destitute.

Tusher sought prayers from all for his mother.

Rokeya, wife of late Miah Md Abdur Razzaque (a former agricultural official), died in 1994 -- leaving four sons, two daughters and a host of relatives to mourn her death.