Martyred brothers remembered

Our Correspondent, Magura
Death anniversary of martyred freedom fighter brothers Ahmed Hossain and Mohammad Hossain was observed yesterday at their village home in Nagripara in Mohammadpur upazila of Magura district. The two brave sons of Magura embraced martyrdom during Liberation War of 1971 while fighting with Pakistani occupation forces on November 19. To mark the day, discussion meeting, doa mahfil and destitute feeding were held on the premises of the martyrs at Nagripara in Mohammadpur upazila. Valiant freedom fighters Nesaruddin Ahmed, Nuruzzaman, Dr Tilam Hossain, Abdus Salam and Solaiman Molla, among others, attended the programme. Mohammad Hossain was an assistant teacher of Shaganna Primary School in Jhenidah district while Ahmed Hossain was a teacher at Parla Secondary School in Mohammadpur upazila. According to local freedom fighters, Ahmed and Mohammad were killed when they along with their co-fighters attacked Mohammadpur TTDC camp of Pakistan occupation forces and Razakars (collaborators) in the early hours of November 19.