Shalihar Mass Killing Day observed

Gouripur (Mymensigh) Correspondent :

The Shalihar Mass Killing Day was observed in Gouripur upazila of Mymensingh on Monday paying glowing tributes to those who were martyred on 21 August in 1971.

On that day 14 people were killed by Pakistani army in Shalihar village under Gouripur upazila.
The attack began in the morning.

They opened fire on the villagers of Shalihor during the liberation war of 1971.

As a result Ganendra Mohan Kar, Mohini Mohan Kar, Jogesh Chandra Biswas, Nabar Ali, Kiroda Sundari, Shachindra Chandra Biswas, Tarini Kantha Biswas, Kailash Chandra Namodas, Shatragna Namodas, Ramendra Chandra Sarkar, Aboni Mohan Sarkar, Debendra Chandra Namodas, Kamini Kantha Biswas were killed by Pakistani forces on single day.

Killing the people indiscriminately, set fire to houses and property and looted business establishments, leaving a trail of destruction was a great tragedy in the history of Gouripur.

Different organisations, including socio-cultural, civil society, students, freedom fighters and political parties, observed the day through various programmes, remembering the barbarism and brutalities carried out by Pakistani Army on the unarmed villagers.

AL member of Sunamganj District Committee and AL General Secretary of Taherpur upazila of Sunamganj , Amal Kranti Kar, who is a grand son of martyred Ganendra Mohan Kar said ,” After killing my grand father Ganendra Mohan Kar and grand father’brother Mohini Mohan Kar in Shalihor’s genocide on 21 August, 1971.