National mourning day

The nation mourns the assassination of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman today as the government has arranged observance of the National Mourning Day at state level this time.
In 1975, a group of disgruntled army officers killed Bangabandhu along with most members of his family in the early hours of August 15 at his Dhanmondi residence.

Bangabandhu’s two daughters-Sheikh Hasina and Sheikh Rehana-survived the bloodbath as they were in Germany on that black night.

The incumbent caretaker government recognised the National Mourning Day and public holiday on August 15 following a High Court judgment.

The previous BNP-led alliance government had cancelled the mourning day introduced by the Awami League government in 1996.

The national flag will fly half-mast at all government and semi-government offices to show respects to the slain leader on the 33rd anniversary of his assassination.

President Iajuddin Ahmed and Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed would place wreaths at the mazar of Bangabandhu at Tungipara today morning and offer fateha.

Awami League has chalked out a two-day programme from yesterday to mark the death anniversary of Bangabandhu.


Awami League’s Mourning Day Programme

Awami League has taken a two-day programme to observe August 15, on which Bangabandhu along with most of his family members was assassinated in a military coup in 1975.

The programmes include placing floral wreaths at the mazar of Bangabandhu at Tungipara, offering special prayers at religious institutions and milad mehfil.

A discussion was held at Tungipara yesterday.

National and party flags will be hoisted at half-mast at all party offices at 6:00am today while black flag will be hoisted at Bangabandhu Bhaban at the same time.

Party leaders and activists will place floral wreaths at Bangabandhu's portrait at Bangabandhu Memorial Bhaban on road-32 in the capital's Dhanmondi at about 8:00am and at the graves of his slain family members at 8:30am.

A discussion on Bangabandhu will be held in front of Bangabandhu Bhaban on August 16 with Zillur Rahman in the chair.

Awami League Acting General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam urged people to observe the day with due Other programmes include destitute feeding and milad mehfil and prayer at all religious institutions.