CHATTOGRAM, - The Jail Killing Day was observed in the city
and elsewhere in the district today paying rich tribute to the four national
leaders assassinated inside the Dhaka Central Jail on this day in 1975.
Chattogram city, north and south district units of Awami League (AL), its
front organizations, different socio-cultural, professional bodies and
educational institutions observed the day through elaborate programmes.
The daylong programme began with the hoisting of national, party and black
flags half-mast atop at AL offices. Placing wreaths at the portraits of the
four national leaders, wearing black badges, arranging Milad Mahfil, Khatme
Quran, special prayers at mosques, temples, churches and other places of
different worships and discussions were the main features of the day.
Marking the day, AL city and district units organised discussion meetings at
different places in the city today.
Speakers at a discussion meeting here today said the killing of the four
national leaders in jail was the most shameful incident in world history.
Describing the incident as a planned and deep-rooted conspiracy after the
killing of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu and his family members on August
15, 1975, the speakers said the killers wanted to erase the ideology and
spirit of the country's liberation war.
Chattogram city AL arranged the memorial meeting in the Bangabandhu Hall of
Chattogram Press Club this afternoon. City AL President Mahtab Uddin
Chowdhury presided over the meeting while AL leaders Alatal Hossain Chowdhury
Baccu, Noyom Uddin Chowdhury, Ibrahim Hossain Chodhury Babul, Advocate
Iftakher Saimul Chowdhury and Dr Neser Uddin Ahmed Monju, among others, took
part in the discussion.
Terming Ziaur Rahman as the main mastermind behind the heinous killings of
four national leaders on November 3, 1975, the city AL leaders demanded
posthumous trial of Ziaur Rahman. "It (the trial) will make the souls of four
national leaders rest in peace", they added.
Apart from Chattogram city, north and south district units of AL and its
various front organizations, Bangladesh Chhatra League Chattogram University,
City College unit, government Commerce College unit, Islamia College unit and
MES College unit brought out separate processions on their respective
campuses demanding proper punishment to the killers of the four national
leaders.
A Doa Mahfil and discussion meeting was held at Islamic Foundation divisional
office at Andarkilla today.
Chattogram north and south district units of AL also organized separate
discussion meetings at its offices at Andarkilla and Doost Building in the
city.
The discussion meeting of the south district of AL was presided over by its
president Motaherul Islam Chowdhury and was addressed, among others, by
general secretary Mofizur Rahman.
Chattogram north district AL observed the day through daylong programmes
including discussion at its Doost Building office with its President MA Salam
in the chair.
Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha