The 52nd death anniversary of Bir Shrestha Nur Mohammad Sheikh was observed at Nur Mohammad Nagar in Chandibarpur union of Narail Sadar upazila in a befitting manner on Tuesday.
The Bir Shrestha Nur Mohammad Sheikh Trust and Narail District Administration jointly organised various programmes to mark the day.
The programmes began with a rally, placing of wreaths and presenting guard of honour at the memorial monument in Nur Mohammad Nagar.
Discussion, Quran khwani, doa mahfil and special prayer were also held in Nur Mohammad Sheikh Library and Memorial Museum at Nur Mohammad Nagar which was earlier known as Mahiskhola where he was born.
Narail Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Asfaqul Haque Chowdhury, also the president of Bir Shrestha Nur Mohammad Sheikh Trust, addressed the discussion as the chief guest.
Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) Shashoti Shil, Additional Superintendent of Police Tarek Al Mehedi, Senior Assistant Commissioner (Revenue) Bibi Korimunnesa, Assistant Commissioner (Land) Selim Ahmed, Nezarat Deputy Collector (NDC) Md Asif Uddin Mia, District Education Officer M Jahangir Alom, Freedom Fighter Advocate SA Matin, and Bir Shrestha Nur Mohammad Sheikh’s son Mostofa Kamal were present among others.
Nur Mohammad Sheikh Trust's Member Secretary and Chandibarpur Union Parishad Chairman Azizur Rahman Bhuyan presided over the programme.
Nur Mohammad was born on February 26 in 1936. He joined the then East Pakistan Rifles (EPR), which is now Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), on February 26 in 1959.
He, later, took part in the Liberation War in 1971.
Nur Mohammad braced for martyrdom in shooting by Pakistan occupation forces on September 5, 1971, at Goalhati in Jashore during the war. He was laid to rest in the Kashipur area of Sharsha upazila in Jashore.
