Shawdesh desk:

The 52nd death anniversary of Bir Shrestha Nur Mohammad Sheikh will be observed at Nur Mohammad Nagar in Chandibarpur union under Sadar upazila of the district in a befitting manner tomorrow.

Bir Shrestha Nur Mohammad Sheikh Trust and Narail District Administration jointly organised various programmes to mark the death anniversary.

The programmes will begin through placing wreaths at the memorial monument with guard of honour, Qurankhwani and Doa Mahfil in the Nur Mohammad Sheikh Library and Memorial Museum at Nur Mohammad Nagar in the district.

Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Narail and President of Bir Shrestha Nur Mohammad Sheikh Trust Muhammad Ashfaqul Haque Chowdhury will be present as the chief guest.

Police Super Sadira Khatun, District Council Executive Officer Dr. Md. Lutfor Rahman, Trustee of Bir Shrestha Nur Mohammad Sheikh Golam Mortoza Swapon, Freedom Fighter SA Matin, Nur Mohammad Sheikh Trust’s Member Secretary and Chandibarpur Union Parishad Chairman Azizur Rahman Bhuiyan will present as special guests at the function.

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 martyrdom in shooting by Pakistan occupation forces on September 5, 1971 at Goalhati in Jashore during the war.

He was buried in Kashipur area in Sharsha upazila of Jashore.

BGB Jashore region and Sharsha upazila administration will observe the day.