KHUJAND, March 11, Asia-Plus — Celebrations to mark the Tajik Press Day have been launched in Khujand, the capital of the Sughd province.
The competition “The Best Wall Paper” among local schools and higher educational institutions has been held on an initiative of local authorities and the Sughd branch of Tajik Journalists’ Union. Besides various sports activities have been organized on this occasion.
We will recall that by president’s decree the Tajik Press Day has been marked on March 11 since 1993. The Tajik Press Day is marked on March 11 in honor of the first Tajik-language newspaper
Bukhoroi Sharif
(Glorious Bukhara) the first edition of which was issued on March 11, 1912.
