মোঃ আজহারুল ইসলাম
সহকারী অধ্যাপক
২৬ মার্চ, ২০২৩ ০২:৫৭ অপরাহ্ণ
Genocide Day observed
Genocide
Day observed
The nation on Saturday
observed the Genocide Day in remembrance of the brutality carried out by
Pakistani Army on the unarmed Bangalees on the black night of March 25 in 1971
under the infamous "Operation Searchlight".
The Ministry of Liberation War Affairs took various programmes to observe the
Genocide Day on March 25 at state level with due respect.
As part of the programmes, one-minute symbolic 'blackout' was observed from
10.30pm to 10.31pm on March 25 throughout the country.
However, the key point installations (KPIs) and the essential establishments
remained out of the purview of the programme.
Newspapers also published special supplements on genocide committed by the
occupation Pakistani forces on the night of March 25, 1971.
The liberation war ministry organized cultural programmes, including 'Geeti
Natya' (musical drama) based on genocide and Liberation War across the country.
Besides, discussions were held at all the educational institutions, including
madrasahs, where heroic freedom fighters and noted personalities shared their
memories with students.
A discussion meeting was arranged at the Liberation War Museum.
Rare photos and documentaries on mass killing were exhibited on the premises of
all the city corporations, including Dhaka.
Special munazat were offered at mosques after Zohr prayers seeking eternal
peace for martyrs who were killed on March 25, 1971. Prayers were also offered
at other places of worships.
Similar programmes were organized at district-upazila level and Bangladesh
missions abroad.
The Jatiya Sangsad (JS) unanimously adopted a resolution to observe the March
25 as the "Gonohotya Dibos" (Genocide Day) on March 11, 2017.
Subsequently, the cabinet division at a meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh
Hasina in the chair, unanimously endorsed the decision on March 20 in 2017.