National Library Day celebrated with various events in Bogra

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Bogra Correspondent:  National Library Day-2025 was celebrated in Bogra with various events under the theme 'May the library prosper, this is our pledge'. 

A colorful rally organized by the district administration and the District Government Public Library to mark the day began from the Deputy Commissioner's office on Wednesday morning and circled important roads in the city. 

After the rally, Additional Deputy Commissioner (Education and ICT) Md. Arafat Hossain inaugurated the day-long program by releasing balloons and festoons at the Woodburn Public Library premises. 

Later, a discussion meeting was held in the library auditorium under the chairmanship of Amir Hossain, Assistant Librarian of the District Government Public Library. Speaking as the chief guest at the meeting, ADC Arafat Hossain said, books have always been a beacon of light in human life and show a positive path. Everything is changing in line with the times, yet there is no alternative to reading books to move forward in life. However, in addition to building libraries, everyone should first be interested in reading books. He also said that in addition to institutional education, books are a person's best friend for acquiring knowledge from all over the world. Therefore, everyone should read books to gain real education instead of wasting time unnecessarily on various social media apps.

Additional District Magistrate Masud Hossain, District Education Officer Ramzan Ali Akand and Police Inspector AKM Lutfar Rahman spoke as special guests at the meeting. Mohammad Emdadul Haque, Associate Professor of the Bengali Department of Government Shah Sultan College, was the discussant at the meeting. Shahid-ul Azad, General Secretary of the Bogra District Branch of Bangladesh Library Association, and Mahmudur Rahman, representative of the Private Library Council, Bogra and former Deputy Director of Nectar Bogra, among others, spoke. 

At the meeting, speakers discussed the role and significance of libraries in national life, under this year's theme of National Library Day, and called on everyone to practice humanity and mindfulness. 

The event was attended by about 350 people, including Abul Hasan, president of the Bogra district branch of the Bangladesh Library Association, heads of various government and private departments, writers, poets, literary figures, journalists, and students of different ages. 

Prizes and certificates were distributed among the 46 winners of the drawing, book reading, and oral presentation competitions organized on the day following the meeting.  

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