NARAIL, Feb 25, 2020 (BSS) – The 84th birth anniversary of Bir Shrestha
Nur Mohammad Sheikh will be observed at Nur Mohammad Nagar under Chandibarpur
union in Narail Sadar upazila tomorrow.
Nur Mohammad Nagar, which earlier known as Mahiskhola where he was born,
was named after him in his honour.
The Bir Shrestha Nur Mohammad Sheikh trust and district administration
have planned various programmes to mark the day.
The days programme will be begin with the recitation from the Quran, a
rally, guard of honour at morning. Discussion meeting on the life of Nur
Mohammad Sheikh and prayers will be held in the Nur Mohammad Sheikh Memorial
Museum and Library auditorium in the day.
People will also visit his grave at Kashipur of Sharsha in Jashore and
say prayers by the graveside tomorrow.
Narail Deputy Commissioner Anjuman Ara, who is also the president of the
Nur Mohammad Sheikh Trust, is expected to attend the programmes as chief
guest while Police Super Md. Jasim Uddin PPM will present as special guest on
the occasion. The Trust’s member secretary Chandibarpur UP Chairman Azizur
Rahman Bhuiyan will preside over the function.
Nur Mohammad was born on February 26, 1936 at Mahiskhola village in
Narail Sadar upazila of the district.
He joined then East Pakistan Rifles (EPR), which is now Border Guard
Bangladesh (BGB), on February 26, 1959.
Later, he joined the independence war in 1971. He was killed on
September 5, 1971 at Goalhati in Jashore by the then Pakistan army.