The nation is observing the Jail Killing Day today (Tuesday) with due solemnity.
On Nov 3, 1975, four national leaders and heroes of the country’s Liberation War – Syed Nazrul Islam, Tajuddin Ahmad, Captain M Mansur Ali and AHM Quamruzzaman – were assassinated inside the Dhaka Central Jail.
The four leaders played a key role in forming the Mujibnagar government in exile, that led the Liberation War in 1971, with Syed Nazrul Islam as the acting president, Tajuddin Ahmad as the prime minister, Mansur Ali as the finance minister, and AHM Qamruzzaman as the home, relief and rehabilitation minister.
President Md. Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have issued separate messages on the occasion.
Ruling Bangladesh Awami League and its associate bodies and other political parties have chalked out various programmes to mark the day, local media reported.
