On the occasion, President Iajuddin Ahmed and Prime Minister Khaleda Zia will issue separate messages.

The Day will be a public holiday.

National flag will be hoisted atop government and private buildings on the occasion. Bangladesh missions abroad will observe the day through various programmes, said an official handout.

Special prayers will be offered on the occasion in mosques, temples, churches, pagodas and other places of worship seeking divine blessings for peace and progress of the nation.

Improved diets will be served in hospitals, prisons, orphanages, children's homes, juvenile correction centres and vagrant homes.

Newspapers will publish special articles and supplements highlighting the significance of the Day while Bangladesh Television, private TV channels and Bangladesh Betar (Radio) will broadcast special programmes marking the National Revolution and Solidarity Day.

To mark the day, discussions will be held at the district and upazila levels while essay writing competitions will also be organised for the youth.

Government buildings will be illuminated while road islands and different roads will be decorated with national flag.

Shilpakala Academy will organise sessions of patriotic songs and the cinema halls will screen documentary films.

Special programmes will also be taken up on the occasion at different cantonments across the country and at the headquarters of Bangladesh Police, Bangladesh Rifles and Ansar-VDP.