President, PM pay tribute
Wednesday, 10 November 2010
President M Zillur Rahman and Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina Tuesday paid tribute to the memory of Shaheed Noor Hossain, who laid down his life on November 10 in 1987 during anti-autocratic movement, reports BSS.
In separate messages on the eve of the day, the President and the PM prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul of Noor Hossain.
They recalled that Noor Hossain was gunned down when he was leading a procession of the 15-party alliance with the slogan 'Let Democracy be Free, Down with Autocracy' inscribed on his chest and back.
The President, in his message, said that Noor Hossain had sacrificed his life to build a non-communal, progressive and democratic Bangladesh. His sacrifice did not go in vain as democracy has been restored in the country, he added.
He urged the people to work together for institutionalising democracy.
The PM, in her message, said that the 10th November was a memorable day in the movement to restore democracy in Bangladesh.
The sacrifice of Noor Hossain expedited the people's movement against the then autocratic regime, the PM said.
She recalled the sacrifice of Noor Hossain, Babul, Fattah and other martyrs for democracy and prayed for eternal peace of their departed souls.
In separate messages on the eve of the day, the President and the PM prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul of Noor Hossain.
They recalled that Noor Hossain was gunned down when he was leading a procession of the 15-party alliance with the slogan 'Let Democracy be Free, Down with Autocracy' inscribed on his chest and back.
The President, in his message, said that Noor Hossain had sacrificed his life to build a non-communal, progressive and democratic Bangladesh. His sacrifice did not go in vain as democracy has been restored in the country, he added.
He urged the people to work together for institutionalising democracy.
The PM, in her message, said that the 10th November was a memorable day in the movement to restore democracy in Bangladesh.
The sacrifice of Noor Hossain expedited the people's movement against the then autocratic regime, the PM said.
She recalled the sacrifice of Noor Hossain, Babul, Fattah and other martyrs for democracy and prayed for eternal peace of their departed souls.