Jail Killing Day observed across the country
Thursday, 4 November 2010
Jail Killing Day, one of the black spots in the nation's history, is being observed throughout the country Wednesday, reports bdnews24.com.
On this day in 1975, four leaders of the wartime national government-acting president Syed Nazrul Islam, prime minister Tajuddin Ahmed and cabinet ministers M Mansur Ali and AHM Qamaruzzaman-were brutally killed inside Dhaka Central Jail.
The assassins, believed to be the mastermind of the 1975 coup, stormed the jail and shot dead the four leaders, just three months after murdering Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and most of his family members on August 15, 1975.
Bangladesh Awami League (AL) and other political and social organisations have observed the day with due solemnity through different programmes in the capital and throughout the country.
The programmes include wearing of black badges and hoisting black flags to pay tributes to the slain national leaders.
The national flag was raised at half-mast on the day at Bangabandhu Bhaban at Dhanmondi and at offices of Bangladesh Awami League in Dhaka and elsewhere across the country.
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina and other key figures of AL placed wreaths on the portrait of Bangabandhu in front of Bangabandhu Bhaban at 7am.
Wreathes were placed at the grave of three national leaders along with others who were killed on August 15, 1975 at Banani graveyard.
Wreaths were also placed on the grave of Qamaruzzaman in Rajshahi early on the day.
A discussion was held to commemorate the four national leaders at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre.
President M Zillur Rahman and Sheikh Hasina issued separate messages to mark the day.
The president, in his message, urged the people to turn their grief into strength. "The nation will always remember them for their heroic role in the liberation war," he said.
Hasina, in her message, said the power usurpers attempted to wipe out Awami League from the political arena by killing the four leaders. "They wanted to make the country leaderless," she said.
BSS adds the Jail Killing Day was observed in Rajshahi through mass participation and demanding re-trial of the heinous killing within safe arena of Dhaka Central Jail on this day in 1975.
Processionists laid floral wreath at the mazar of assassinated national leader Shaheed AHM Qamaruzzaman Hena in his family graveyard at Kadirganj here in the morning.
In the early morning national, party and black flags were hoisted half-mast atop mahanagar Awami League (AL) office by the leaders including Central Committee member AHM Khairuzzaman Liton. Later on, they garlanded the portraits of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the four assassinated national leaders.
Afterwards Mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton led procession of Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) Councillors and Awami League and Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leaders and placed floral wreath at the mazar of AHM Qamaruzzaman Hena. After offering fateha they took oath to try war criminals, restore 72 Constitution and re-trial of killers of four national leaders killed inside Dhaka Central Jail on 3rd November of 1975.
Nidarshan, an organisation for history and heritage of Barind Tract, published a folder devoted to four national leaders edited by Aminul Islam and Kamrul Bahar Arif.
Various educational institutions including Rajshahi University and Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology have also observed the sad jail killing day in befitting manner.
On this day in 1975, four leaders of the wartime national government-acting president Syed Nazrul Islam, prime minister Tajuddin Ahmed and cabinet ministers M Mansur Ali and AHM Qamaruzzaman-were brutally killed inside Dhaka Central Jail.
The assassins, believed to be the mastermind of the 1975 coup, stormed the jail and shot dead the four leaders, just three months after murdering Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and most of his family members on August 15, 1975.
Bangladesh Awami League (AL) and other political and social organisations have observed the day with due solemnity through different programmes in the capital and throughout the country.
The programmes include wearing of black badges and hoisting black flags to pay tributes to the slain national leaders.
The national flag was raised at half-mast on the day at Bangabandhu Bhaban at Dhanmondi and at offices of Bangladesh Awami League in Dhaka and elsewhere across the country.
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina and other key figures of AL placed wreaths on the portrait of Bangabandhu in front of Bangabandhu Bhaban at 7am.
Wreathes were placed at the grave of three national leaders along with others who were killed on August 15, 1975 at Banani graveyard.
Wreaths were also placed on the grave of Qamaruzzaman in Rajshahi early on the day.
A discussion was held to commemorate the four national leaders at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre.
President M Zillur Rahman and Sheikh Hasina issued separate messages to mark the day.
The president, in his message, urged the people to turn their grief into strength. "The nation will always remember them for their heroic role in the liberation war," he said.
Hasina, in her message, said the power usurpers attempted to wipe out Awami League from the political arena by killing the four leaders. "They wanted to make the country leaderless," she said.
BSS adds the Jail Killing Day was observed in Rajshahi through mass participation and demanding re-trial of the heinous killing within safe arena of Dhaka Central Jail on this day in 1975.
Processionists laid floral wreath at the mazar of assassinated national leader Shaheed AHM Qamaruzzaman Hena in his family graveyard at Kadirganj here in the morning.
In the early morning national, party and black flags were hoisted half-mast atop mahanagar Awami League (AL) office by the leaders including Central Committee member AHM Khairuzzaman Liton. Later on, they garlanded the portraits of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the four assassinated national leaders.
Afterwards Mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton led procession of Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) Councillors and Awami League and Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leaders and placed floral wreath at the mazar of AHM Qamaruzzaman Hena. After offering fateha they took oath to try war criminals, restore 72 Constitution and re-trial of killers of four national leaders killed inside Dhaka Central Jail on 3rd November of 1975.
Nidarshan, an organisation for history and heritage of Barind Tract, published a folder devoted to four national leaders edited by Aminul Islam and Kamrul Bahar Arif.
Various educational institutions including Rajshahi University and Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology have also observed the sad jail killing day in befitting manner.