Taramon Bibi KURIGRAM, Dec 01 (UNB): Taramon Bibi, a Bir Protik, passed away at her home at Shankar Madhobpur village in Rajibpur Upazila early Saturday. She was 62.
The war heroine, who had been suffering from respiratory problems, breathed her last at around 01:30 am, said her son Abu Taher.
Taher said her mother received treatment at the Combined Military Hospital, Dhaka last month as her condition had deteriorated.
She left behind husband, one son and a daughter, and a host of relatives and well-wishers to mourn her death.
The Bir Protik will be buried at her family graveyard at around 02:00 pm.
Meanwhile, President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed their deep shock and sorrow at the death of the freedom fighter.
In a message of condolence, Sheikh Hasina prayed for the eternal peace of the departed soul and conveyed profound sympathy to the bereaved family members, followers and admires of the late freedom fighter.
Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury also expressed her shock at the death of Taramon Bibi.
Taramon Bibi was one of the two female freedom fighters in Bangladesh obtaining the Bir Protik award as she had engaged in direct combat during the Liberation War in 1971.
Taramon had joined Mukti Bahini,a guerrilla force, that fought against the Pakistani occupation force, during the Liberation War.
She had fought in Sector 11 under the leadership of sector commander Abu Taher.
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