Nation pays homage to martyred intellectuals
The nation is observing the Martyred Intellectuals Day on Monday to commemorate the intellectuals killed systematically by Pakistan occupation forces and their local collaborators at the fag-end of the Liberation War in 1971.
Marking your day, the President and the Prime Minister located wreaths today respectively by Mirpur Martyred Intellectuals Memorial.
Later, members of the martyrs’ family and the heroic freedom fighters led by simply the Liberation War Affairs Minister put wreaths in the Intellectuals Memorial in 7:22 am and Rayer Bazar Boddho Bhumi in 8:00 am.
The day has been observed on a restricted scale due to fresh surge of the COVID-19 cases.
People from all walks of life are paying their homage positioning wreaths in the Intellectual Memorial.
Upon this day in 1971, the country’s renowned academicians, doctors, engineers, journalists, artists, teachers and other eminent personalities were dragged out of their homes, blindfolded and taken up to unknown places and then brutally tortured and murdered.
Their bodies were later dumped at Rayerbazar, Mirpur plus some other killing fields in the administrative centre.
A particular discussion will be held in the occasion of Martyred Intellectuals Day highlighting the importance of the day.
Bangladesh Television and private tv set channels will broadcast special programmes highlighting the importance of your day, reports agencies.
