The Liberation War Museum has postponed a special exhibition commemorating the four national leaders at the request of law enforcement agencies on Tuesday.
Mofidul Hoque, a trustee of the museum, said the decision to postpone the event was taken on Tuesday, following a request from law enforcement agencies citing security concerns.
The exhibition was scheduled to be inaugurated at 4pm on Tuesday at Gallery 6 on the museum's sixth floor. Waliul Islam, a former secretary who served in the wartime government, was scheduled to speak at the opening ceremony.
According to the invitation, the exhibition was organised to commemorate the contributions of the four national leaders, who played a significant role in the country's independence struggle and the Liberation War.
On November 3, 1975, the four leaders – Syed Nazrul Islam, acting president of the wartime Mujibnagar government; Tajuddin Ahmad, the country’s first prime minister; and cabinet members Captain M Mansur Ali and AHM Qamaruzzaman – who led Bangladesh's Liberation War, were killed inside Dhaka Central Jail.
The 15-day exhibition, titled “The Four National Leaders in the Independence Struggle,” was scheduled to run from November 3 to 17.
Officer-in-Charge of Sher-e-Bangla Nagar police station Monirul Islam told Dhaka Tribune that intelligence information had raised security concerns surrounding the event.
“After informing the organisers about the matter, they cancelled the programme,” he said.
