Gouripur Correspondent :
The 46th martyrdom anniversary of Harun, a hero of 1969 mass upsurge was observed on Tuesday in a befitting manner in Gouripur Upazila of Mymensingh district.
On the day, the people of this upazila remember the sacrifice of the hero of the 1969 mass upsurge that swept away the regime of iron man Ayub Khan.
Student leader Harun was shot dead by the then Pakistan police at the height of the mass movement. Continuing that movement, the nation achieved independence in 1971 following the nine-month long War of Liberation.
Freedom fighter Dr. Capt. (Retd) Alhajj Mujibur Rahman Fakir MP, former State Minister for Health and Family Welfare placed floral wreaths on the Shaheed Harun monument at Harun Park of the upazila town. Different socio -cultural and political organisations, clubs, Shaheed Harun Smriti Parishad, Muktijudda Sangsad Gouripur unit also placed floral wreaths.
In the early morning, Probhat Feri was brought out by different organizations which paraded through the main roads of the town and joined the Harun Park.
The 46th martyrdom anniversary of Harun, a hero of 1969 mass upsurge was observed on Tuesday in a befitting manner in Gouripur Upazila of Mymensingh district.
On the day, the people of this upazila remember the sacrifice of the hero of the 1969 mass upsurge that swept away the regime of iron man Ayub Khan.
Student leader Harun was shot dead by the then Pakistan police at the height of the mass movement. Continuing that movement, the nation achieved independence in 1971 following the nine-month long War of Liberation.
Freedom fighter Dr. Capt. (Retd) Alhajj Mujibur Rahman Fakir MP, former State Minister for Health and Family Welfare placed floral wreaths on the Shaheed Harun monument at Harun Park of the upazila town. Different socio -cultural and political organisations, clubs, Shaheed Harun Smriti Parishad, Muktijudda Sangsad Gouripur unit also placed floral wreaths.
In the early morning, Probhat Feri was brought out by different organizations which paraded through the main roads of the town and joined the Harun Park.
