The government has extended the time of ‘Mujib Borsho’ till 16 December, 2021 for executing the programmes taken for celebrating the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

To this end, the Cabinet Division issued a notification on Monday.

As per the notification, the government had declared the ‘Mujib Borsho’ (Mujib Year) from17 March 2020 to 26 March 2021. But, due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, the programmes taken for Mujib Borsho could not be completed in time. Therefore, the government announced an extension of the Mujib Borsho till 16 December next year.