The Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism along with Hotel Intercontinental have honoured the freedom fighters of Crack Platoon who took part in the famous “Operation Hit and Run”, conducted at the Hotel Intercontinental during the Liberation War of 1971.
Members of Crack Platoon Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya (Bir Bikram), Habibul Alam (Bir Pratik), Ali Ahmed Ziauddin (Bir Pratik), Abdus Samad (Bir Pratik), Shahid Abu Bakar (Bir Bikram), Munir Alam Mirza Badal, and two martyred employees of Hotel Intercontinental Khwaja Nazimuddin (Bir Uttam) and Shaheed Osman were honored during the ceremony held at the Hotel Intercontinental on Saturday, said a press release.
A seminar on Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the significance of Hotel Intercontinental during the Liberation War of 1971 was jointly organized by the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism, Bangladesh Services Limited and Intercontinental Dhaka.
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan was the chief guest at the seminar.
State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Mohammad Mahbub Ali presided over the seminar.
Awami League presidium member Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya, RAM Obaidul Muktadir Chowdhury; Secretary of the Ministry of Aviation and Tourism Md Mokammel Hossain, members of Crack Platoon Habibul Alam and Ali Ahmed Ziauddin; Barrister Moin Gani were also present on the occasion.
Source: United News of Bangladesh