11th death anniversary of Wazed Mia today

Today (Saturday) is the 11th death anniversary of noted nuclear scientist and prime minister Sheikh Hasina's husband MA Wazed Miah.

The scientist was born on 16 February 1942 in a respectable Muslim family at Laldighi Fatehpur village in Pirganj upazila of Rajshahi.

Wazed Miah authored a number of texts in physics and some political history books and served as the chairman of the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, reports UNB.

He passed away on 9 May 2009.

He was laid to rest with full state honour at their family graveyard in his paternal village.

Due to the present situation caused by the outbreak of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), different organisations have postponed observance of the day through daylong programmes.