69th Independence Day

In the morning, I hoisted flags at Hidco, NKDA and UD Department. Attended cultural function at National Green Tribunal at Finance Centre Building. Thereafter I planted sapling at site of Urban Eco Village:

Assistant GM(Fisheries) T K Giri (in blue full-shirt) helping
me to plant sapling (Bakul) at EcoVillage 

Then I inaugurated the Area Office of NKDA at the Utility Building in Action Area 2,near Akankha Rotary. This is to bring service delivery closer to people of Action Area 2 as well as to decongest existing office building of NKDA opposite Nazrul Tirtha:

Other floors in this utility building is  likely to be taken by Post Office,
 Gaur Banga University,Library etc besides NKDA

Secretary of Information Ministry of Bangladesh visited Mother'sWax Museum in the morning and was thrilled to know that the new wax model of Bangabandhu Sheik Mujibar Rahman was ready only yesterday and would be opened to public shortly:

Bangladesh Secretary of Information in MWM on 15 Aug 2015: To be inaugurated later

   In the afternoon, at Rabi Aranya in EcoPark, "Eco Walk" was launched in association with Prantakatha,an NGO in presence of Prof Maria Fernandes, Vice Chairperson WB Minorities Commission,Ms Dipa Banerjee, Member WB Transgender Development Board, Bappaditya CEO Prantakatha and others.

Eco Walk being Launched

At Swapna Bhor, a celebration through cultural programme by Seniors was held in association with Dignity Foundation:

Cultural Performance at Swapna Bhor by Senior Citizens

* * *
Here are a few clippings:

Khabar 365 dt 15 Aug 2015

Times of India dt 15 August 2015

Advertisement in ToI dt 15 Aug 2015

Ei Samay dt 15 Aug 2015