Martyred Intellectuals Day observed

Sensing an imminent defeat, the Pakistani forces and local collaborators like Al-Badr, Al-Shams and Razakar forces committed the cold-blooded mass murders to annihilate the country’s intelligentsia and cripple emerging Bangladesh intellectually.

Among the martyred intellectuals were Munier Chowdhury, Alim Chowdhury, Muniruzzaman, Fazle Rabbi, Sirajuddin Hossain, Shahidullah Kaiser, GC Dev, JC GuhaThakurta, Santosh Bhattacharya, Mofazzal Haider Chowdhury, journalists Khandaker Abu Taleb, Nizamuddin Ahmed, SA Mannan (LaduBhai), ANM Golam Mustafa, Syed Nazmul Haq and Selina Parvin.