Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET) celebrated Independence & National day of Bangladesh on March 26, 2019 by paying respect to the country’s most illustrious sons who were brutally killed by the Pakistani occupation forces and their collaborators in the nine-month bloody war with Pakistan in 1971. On 26 March, early in the morning the national flag was hoisted atop all important buildings in the campus. At 8:45 “Gonosangit” was performed by the KUET students in front of the Liberation War Sculpture ‘Durbar Bangla’. At 9:30 a.m on behalf of the University Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor of KUET Prof. Dr. Quazi Sazzad Hossain, placed floral wreaths in front of the Liberation War Sculpture ‘Durbar Bangla’. Later, Teachers Association, Director (Students’ Welfare), Officers Association, Provosts and students of different Halls, Karmokarta Samity (Up-gradation), Karmachari Samiti (3rd Class), Karmachari Samiti (4th Class), Khulna Engineering University School (Secondary & Primary), Unmesh Govt. Primary School, Master-roll Karmachari Samiti, Bangabandhu Karmachari Parishad, Hall Karmachari of KUET placed floral wreaths at the memorial. Later, a drawing competition for children was held at the SWC. VC of KUET distributed prizes among the winners of drawing competition as the Chief Guest. After Asr prayer a milad-mahfil was arranged at the KUET central mosque to pray for the departed souls of the Nation’s bravest sons. Later, at 07.00 p.m. a discussion meeting & cultural programmes related to independence day was held at the SWC. In addition, On 25 March, at 07.00 p.m. teachers, students, officers and employees of KUET gathered and brought out a procession of candle light led by the VC of KUET to commemorate March 25, 1971, the darkest night in the history of Bangladesh.