‘Mirzapur mass killing day’ today

Today is dreadful Mirzapur mass killing day.

On this day during the Liberation War in 1971, the Pakistani occupation forces and their local collaborators entered several villages, mostly belonging to Hindu community, in the upazila and killed 31 innocent villagers.

Earlier on the day, the Pakistani army went to Kumudini Hospital premises and looked for philanthropist Ranada Prasad Saha, popularly known as RP Saha, founder of Kumudini Welfare Trust.

But he was not there.

Recalling the memory of that dreadful evening, Protibha Mutsuddi, director of Kumudini Welfare Trust of Bengal (BD) Limited, said Pakistani troops led by Captain Aiyub along with local peace committee president Maulana Odud and their collaborators entered the villages near Kumudini Hospital around 5:00pm.

“After conducting the massacre and loot, the same team went to the house of Jethamoni (RP Saha) in Narayanganj town and picked him up along with his son Bhabani Prasad Saha and one of their employees Gourapada Saha from there,” Protibha said, adding that since then they were never seen or heard of again.

Kumudini Welfare Trust will chalk out different programmes, including special prayers, marking the day today.

Mirzapur upazila administration will also pay tribute to the martyrs by lighting candles at ‘Muktir Mancha’ in the upazila parishad premises, Mirzapur Upazila Nirbahi Officer Abdul Malek said.