The Jail Killing Day was observed in the city and elsewhere in the district Friday paying rich tribute to the four national leaders assassinated inside the Dhaka Central Jail on this day in 1975.
Chattogram city, north and south district units of Awami League (AL), its front organizations, different socio-cultural, professional bodies and educational institutions observed the day through elaborate programmes.
The daylong programme began with the hoisting of national, party and black flags half-mast atop at AL offices. Placing wreaths at the portraits of the four national leaders, wearing black badges, arranging Milad Mahfil, Khatme Quran, special prayers at mosques, temples, churches and other places of different worships and discussions were the main features of the day.
Marking the day, AL city and district units organised discussion meetings at different places in the city today.
Speakers at a discussion meeting here today said the killing of the four national leaders in jail was the most shameful incident in world history.
Describing the incident as a planned and deep-rooted conspiracy after the killing of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu and his family members on August 15, 1975, the speakers said the killers wanted to erase the ideology and spirit of the country's liberation war. Chattogram city AL arranged the memorial meeting in the Bangabandhu Hall of Chattogram Press Club this afternoon. City AL President Mahtab Uddin Chowdhury presided over the meeting while AL leaders Alatal Hossain Chowdhury Baccu, Noyom Uddin Chowdhury, Ibrahim Hossain Chodhury Babul, Advocate Iftakher Saimul Chowdhury and Dr Neser Uddin Ahmed Monju, among others, took part in the discussion.
Terming Ziaur Rahman as the main mastermind behind the heinous killings of four national leaders on November 3, 1975, the city AL leaders demanded posthumous trial of Ziaur Rahman. "It (the trial) will make the souls of four national leaders rest in peace", they added.
Apart from Chattogram city, north and south district units of AL and its various front organizations, Bangladesh Chhatra League Chattogram University, City College unit, government Commerce College unit, Islamia College unit and MES College unit brought out separate processions on their respective campuses demanding proper punishment to the killers of the four national leaders.
A Doa Mahfil and discussion meeting was held at Islamic Foundation divisional office at Andarkilla today. Chattogram north and south district units of AL also organized separate discussion meetings at its offices at Andarkilla and Doost Building in the city.
Chuadanga
Our Chuadanga correspondent adds: Bangladesh Awami League, Chuadanga District Unit and its associate organisations observed Jail Killing Day following hoisting flags, placing wreaths, discussion meeting and milad mohfil at it office on November 3.
District Awamileague Unit leaders Riazul Islam Joarder Toton, Munsi Alamgir Hannan, Adv. Abu Taleb, Sawkat Ali, Poura Awamileague President Alauddin Hela, Poura Awami League General Secretary Abdul Kader spoke at the discussion.
The same programme was also taken by Mohila Awami League, Jubo League, Chhatra League, Sramik League and Sechchha Sebok League.
The discussion meeting of the south district of AL was presided over by its president Motaherul Islam Chowdhury and addressed, among others, by general secretary Mofizur Rahman.
Chattogram north district AL observed the day through daylong programmesincluding discussion at its Doost Building office with its President MA Salam in the chair.
