Mukundalal's 39th death anniversary today

Today is the 39th death anniversary of Mukundalal Sarker, a prominent leader of anti-British movement and a war veteran of 1971, says a press release.

A special prayer will be offered and a discussion will be held in the evening at the residence of his younger son journalist Ajit Kumar Sarkar. The address is House 25, Flat 01-B, Road 32, Dhanmondi.

Mukundalal was born in 1909 at Dharmaryer Bari village in Gopalganj.

He played an important role in building strong resistance against the imperialist forces. He was detained several times for his role against the British rule.

Mukundalal was imprisoned during Pakistan rule in 1965. He was very close to Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy, Sher-e-Bangla AK Fazlul Huq, Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasani and Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.