The 88th birth anniversary of Bir Shrestha Nur Mohammad Sheikh will be observed at Nur Mohammad Nagar under Chandibarpur union in Narail sadar upazila of the district today.
Nur Mohammad Nagar,which was earlier known as Mahiskhola where he was born, was named after him in his honour, souces said.
The Bir Shrestha Nur Mohammad Sheikh trust and district administration have planned various programmes to mark the occasion.
To mark the birth anniversary, the programme will be begin with the recitation from the Holly Quran at 8:00 am,giving guard of honour at Nur Mohammad Nagar 10:00 am and offering prayers seeking eternal peace of the departed soul at 10:30 am of Nur Mohammad will be held in the Nur Mohammad Sheikh Memorial Museum and Library auditorium on the day.
People will also visit his grave at Kashipur of Sharsha in Jashore and say prayers by the graveside tomorrow.
The Narail Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Habibur Rahman who is also the president of the Nur Mohammad Sheikh Trust,is expected attend the programmes as chief guest while Police Sadira Khatun, chief executive officer of zila parishad Dr. Lutfer Rahman, Sadar upazila nirbahi officer Sadia Islam,District Awami League president Advocate Subash Chandra Bose, secretary and sadar upazila chairman Nizam Uddin Khan Nilu, Trustee members of Bir Shrestha Nur Mohammad Sheikh trust heroic freedom fighter Advocate SA Matin, Golam Mortuza Swapon will be present as special guests in the occasion. The Trust’s member secretary and Chandibarpur UP chairman Azizur Rahman Bhuyan will presided over the function.
Nur Mohammad born on February 26 of 1936 at Mahiskhola village under Chandibarpur union in Narail sadar upazila.He joined then East Pakistan Rifles (EPR) on March 14,1959,which is now Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB). He later joined the independence war in 1971.He was killed on September 5,1971 at Goalhati in Jashore by the then Pakistan army.