President, PM pay tributes
President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday paid glowing tributes to the martyred intellectuals, marking Martyred Intellectuals Day.
On behalf of the head of the state, his military secretary Maj Gen SM Salah Uddin Islam placed a wreath at the Martyred Intellectuals Memorial at Mirpur in the morning.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Meanwhile, on behalf of the premier, her military secretary Maj Gen Naqib Ahmed Chowdhury laid the wreath around 7:05am.
The day is being observed on a limited scale due to the Covid-19 situation.
Just two days ahead of the country's final victory for independence, on this day 50 years back, the Pakistan occupation forces with the help of their local collaborators killed the most prominent intellectuals of the country.
As many as 200 illustrious intellectuals were abducted and killed December 10 to 14 in 1971.
They were first taken blindfolded to torture cells in Mirpur, Mohammadpur, Nakhalpara, Rajarbagh and other locations in different parts of the city.
Subsequently, they were put to death en masse at killing grounds, most notably Rayerbazar and Mirpur, in a bid to cripple the newly emerging Bangladesh intellectually.
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