46th death anniversary of Lt Col Qadir

Today is the 46th death anniversary of Lt Col Muhammad Abdul Qadir, who embraced martyrdom on April 17, 1971. A milad mahfil will be held today at the Qadirabad Cantonment Central Mosque for the peace of the departed soul, says a press release. The Qadirabad Cantonment in Natore district was named after him for his role in the 1971 Liberation War. The government also issued a postal stamp of him as one of the martyred intellectuals. Qadir’s grave was found in 2007 and he was reburied with full state and military honour at Qadirabad Cantonment in 2011. He is the father of eminent journalist Nadeem Qadir, who is currently the minister (press) in the Bangladesh High Commission in London.