On the occasion of the launch of Bangladesh's first artificial satellite Bangabandhu Satellite, the United States Sunshine State has become festive with the arrival of Orlando Bangladeshis known as entertainment city of Florida. The flood of happiness is in the house of Bangladeshi people here.
Hundreds of Bangladeshi people from different states including New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Georgia are now heading towards Orlando. They want to be witnesses that history, which they had only a dream.
At the local time Thursday (May 10th), the throat of the clock will be Bangabandhu satellite-1 in the space of 4 to 12 minutes. The US Space Research Organization (NASA) has already finalized the date. Now wait for Mahindra. State Minister for Information, Tarana Halim, 30-member Bangladesh team has reached Dhaka from Florida.
Besides, State Minister for Information and Communication Technology Zunaed Ahmed Palak, MP Kazi Firoz Rashid and Imran Ahmed, Chairman of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) Shahjahan Mahmud and others.
They are welcomed at their airport, the president of the United States branch of the Awami League and the prominent agricultural scientist, who is under the supervision of the program. Siddiqur Rahman and the leaders of the Florida Awami League.
Dr. Siddiqur Rahman said that Prime Minister's Information and Communication Technology Advisor Sajeeb Wazed Joy will be present at the launch of Bangabandhu Satellite. Meanwhile, members of the Bangladesh delegation have been in a hotel adjacent to the Cocoa Beach in Florida. He said that party leaders and activists from different states of the United States have already started reaching Florida to celebrate the launch program. Not only the leaders and activists of the party, Florida is going to monitor the activities of people of different classes and occupations.
Meanwhile, the embassy in Washington called on a day after the launch ceremony of the Coca-Cola Hotel in Washington, Bangladesh Embassy in Washington. A source said that Sajeeb Wajed Joy may attend the press conference.
According to NASA's schedule, the media staff will be able to access Kennedy Space Center at NASA's research site at 9am local time on Thursday. The NASA program will start from 7am onwards. According to NASA sources, only members of the government delegation and media personnel will get the opportunity to observe Bangabandhu Satellite Launch. The Kennedy Space Center will also have separate observation facilities for ordinary visitors. For the party leaders and workers from different states, there will be an opportunity to watch the launch program from the open wilderness around the Kennedy Space Center.
Dr AL States. Siddiqur Rahman also said that a comprehensive program was organized by the Florida Awami League around the whole day to keep the 10th May commemorative. From morning in front of the Kennedy Space Center, leaders and activists will bring fun rallies. Fireworks flare up in the sky in Florida since the evening. He said, the room at the Kennedy Space Center's Kokoa beach center is not empty at most of the hotel since 9th May. The seats are not available in domestic airlines.
Bangabandhu will emerge as the 57th country in the satellite space of the world when it becomes satellite space. Apart from establishing this satellite, Bangladesh will reduce dependence on other countries, as also the country's internal telecommunications system will be radically changed.
