Shaheed Noor Hossain Day, commemorating the heartrending martyrdom of
young man Noor Hossain during the anti-Ershad movement in the late
80s, will be observed on Sunday with due solemnity. On November 10, 1987 Noor Hossain, a leader of Awami Juba League, was killed in police
firing when he had staged protest against the autocratic rule of then
Lt Gen HM Ershad at the capital’s zero point near Gulistan by painting
the historic slogan ‘Gonotantra Mukti Pak, Swairachar Nipat Jak’ (Let
democracy be freed, down with autocracy) on his back and chest.
Awami League, its associate bodies and other political and
socio-cultural organisations chalked out elaborate programmes to mark
the day. Awami League will place wreaths at Noor Hossain Square at
7:30am. In a statement on Saturday, Awami League general secretary
Syed Ashraful Islam urged all to observe the day in a befitting
manner. – UNB
