The nation observed Jail Killing Day on Thursday, the second disgraceful incident in the country after the brutal assassination of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and most of his family members on August 15 in 1975, reports BSS.
On this day in 1975, four national leaders and heroes of the country's Liberation War -- Syed Nazrul Islam, Tajuddin Ahmad, Captain Mansur Ali and AHM Quamruzzaman-- were assassinated inside the Dhaka Central Jail.
The nation remembered the four national leaders, who were also the great heroes of the Liberation War in 1971 with due respect.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and four national leaders on the occasion of Jail Killing Day.
Different political parties including the ruling Awami League are also observed the mournful day across the country with maintaining health guidelines.
The ruling party has chalked out an elaborate programme including keeping the national and party flags at half-mast at the party's Bangabandhu Avenue Central Office and Bangabandhu Bhaban as well as unit offices across the country.
Wreaths were placed at the graves of Syed Nazrul Islam, Tajuddin Ahmad, Mansur Ali at Banani graveyard around 7:30 am while fateha, milad-mahfil and munajat were offered there.
Floral wreaths, offering fateha, milad-mahfil and munajat arranged at the grave of national leader Shaheed AHM Qamruzzaman in Rajshahi.
The four leaders played a key role in forming the Mujibnagar government in exile, which led the Liberation War in 1971, with Syed Nazrul Islam as the acting president, Tajuddin Ahmad as the prime minister, Mansur Ali as the finance minister and AHM Qamruzzaman as the home, relief and rehabilitation minister.
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