The nation is observing the National
Mourning Day and 48th martyrdom anniversary of Father of the Nation
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman today with due respect and solemnity.
Bangabandhu and most of his family members were brutally killed by some
disgruntled army men on the fateful night of August 15, 1975 and this carnage
is touted as the ugliest chapter of the nation’s history.
Apart from Bangabandhu and his wife Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatun Nesha Mujib,
26 other people including their family members and relatives were killed that
day, according to AL website.
The martyrs included Bangabandhu’s eldest son Sheikh Kamal, second son Sheikh
Jamal, two daughters-in-law Sultana Kamal and Parveen Jamal Rozi, youngest
son ten-year-old Sheikh Russell, younger brother Sheikh Abu Nasser, nephew
Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani along with his pregnant wife Begum Arju Moni and
Bangabandhu’s brother-in-law Abdur Rab Serniabat. Bangabandhu’s chief
security officer Colonel Jamil Uddin Ahmad was also killed on the fateful
night.বিস্তারিত