Death Anniversary

Today is the 22nd death anniversary of Major (retd) MA Jalil, distinguished freedom fighter and commander of the sector-9 during the War of Liberation in 1971.
On the occasion, a milad mahfil has been arranged at his grave in the city's Mirpur Freedom Fighters' Graveyard at 8:00am.
Major Jalil Parisahd and local freedom fighters will also hold a milad mahfil and discussion at his village home at Ujirpur upazila in Barisal, says a press release.
Major Jalil joined the Pakistani army as a trainee officer in 1962 and was promoted as a major in 1970. He made extraordinary contributions to the Liberation War.
He joined Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal in 1972 and was elected as the party's chairman same year.