Five get CCC Independence Day awards
The relatives of the winners (posthumous) of the crests of honour pose with Chittagong City Corporation Mayor M Manjur Alam after receiving the awards at a function at Theatre Institute Chittagong in the port city yesterday.Photo: STAR
“Though the country has been facing different problems, it has great potential to become a developed country and it depends on our contribution”, said Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) Mayor M Manjur Alam yesterday. He was addressing as chief guest an award giving ceremony, where five eminent persons of Chittagong were given 'crest of honour' on the occasion of independence for their contribution to different fields. The award winners were Ohidul Alam (posthumous) for literature, Mostafizur Rahman (posthumous) for liberation war, Kalipada Singha (posthumous) for sports, Prabal Chowdhury (posthumous) for music and Najir Ahmed (posthumous) for journalism. The CCC organised the programme at Theatre Institute Chittagong (TIC). The CCC Councillor Hasan Mohammad Hasni, and Secretary Shamsuddoha spoke at the programme with its Chief Executive Officer Anwara Begum in the chair. The mayor said people of Chittagong had a great contribution to the Liberation War. The CCC has been paying tributes to Chittagong's heroes through this kind of programme for long. Hailing the incoming “Odommo Chattagram” festival of The Daily Star the mayor said the CCC would assist it as this sort of programme would help projecting Chittagong's rich history and potential to the world. Later, he handed over the crests to the family members of the five awarded persons.
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