The nation will observe the Jail Killing Day today to commemorate the 1975 killing of four national leaders inside Dhaka Central Jail.
On November 3, 1975, four national leaders and heroes of the country’s Liberation War - Syed Nazrul Islam, Tajuddin Ahmed, Captain Mansur Ali and AHM Quamruzzaman - were assassinated inside the jail.
The four played a key role in forming the Mujibnagar government that led the 1971 Liberation War with Syed Nazrul Islam as the acting president, Tajuddin Ahmed as the prime minister, Mansur Ali as the finance minister and AHM Qamruzzaman as the home, relief and rehabilitation minister, reports UNB.
President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have issued separate messages on the occasion.
The Awami League, its associate bodies and other political parties have chalked out elaborate programmes to mark the day.
The programmes include hoisting the national flag half mast and party flags, laying wreaths at the portrait of Bangabandhu in Dhanmondi, offering prayers at Banani graveyard and wearing black badges.
The ruling party has organised a rally at Suhrawardy Udyan where the prime minister will speak as the chief guest.
