Diamond jubilee celebration of Anjuman Mufidul Islam from Saturday

Dhaka, March 03 (BDNEWS) – Anjuman Mufidul Islam, an Islamic welfare organisation, chalked out two-day programmes to celebrate its diamond jubilee from March 6. ABM Kibria, president of the century-old organisation, disclosed this at a press conference at its Kakrail office in the city Thursday noon. The two-day programmes include seminars, discussion meetings, blood-donation and essay writing competition. The organisation also announced two awards - Manab Seba Padak and Sebak Padak - for organisations or individuals for their contribution to the society. This year, a total of five organisations would get Manab Seba Padak while nine persons and two charity organisations the Sebak Padak for their outstanding contributions. The Manab Seba Padak awardees are: Dr Mohammad Ibrahim and Bangladesh Diabetic Society, Dhaka Ahsania Mission, Suravi, a child welfare organisation, Moula Bakhsh Sardar Memorial Trust and Nababganj Orphanage and Madrasa. Those, who got the Sebak Padak are: Shet Ibrahim Mohammad Duple (posthumous), SM Salahuddin (posthumous), Shamsuddin Ahmed (posthumous), Azizunnesa Sufia Khatun (posthumous), Alhaz Habib Fakir (posthumous), Dr M A Wahid, Alhaz Ibrahim Hossain, Ashraf Ali Khan, Ayesha Nurul Amin Trust and Anjuman Mufidul Islam, Comilla Branch. Describing the activities of the organisation, ABM Kibria said under a new project from this year, they would take steps for burial formalities for the aged rich people who have no relatives in the country. ast/ni/1722 hrs