Birshreshtha Jahangir’s martyrdom anniversary today

National Desk :

Today is the 53rd martyrdom anniversary of the great Liberation War’s hero, Birshreshtha Shaheed Captain Mohiuddin Jahangir.
The people of Chapainawabganj remember this day every year with mixed feelings of solemnity, joy, and sorrow because Birshreshtha Jahangir sacrificed his life to free the then Nawabganj subdivision from the clutches of the Pakistani occupation forces and their collaborators after fierce fighting on this day in 1971, reports BSS.
Different programmes, including hoisting the national flag, placing wreaths at the grave of Birshreshtha Shaheed Captain Mohiuddin Jahangir on the Sonamasjid premises and at his monument located at Rehaichar near Mohananda Bridge, and a doa mahfil, will be held to mark the day.
Born on 8 March 1949 at Rahimganj village under Babuganj upazila in Barishal district, he joined the armed forces as a cadet at the Pakistan Military Academy on October 5, 1967.
After successful completion of his training, Jahangir joined as a commissioned officer at the Engineering Core.