Sergeant Zahurul Haque’s 56th death anniv observed

City Desk :

Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) observed the 56th death anniversary of martyr Sergeant Zahurul Haque with due solemnity on Saturday.
On his death anniversary, a Milad Mahfil was arranged at the central mosque of Bangladesh Air Force Base Zahurul Haque, Chattogram after Fajr prayer seeking the divine blessing for the departed soul of the martyr and continued peace and prosperity of the country, according to an ISPR press release, reports BSS.
Air Officer Commanding of BAF Base Zahurul Haque Air Vice Marshal Haider Abdullah, senior officers, airmen and other members of the Base attended the Milad Mahfil.
On this day in 1969, Sergeant Zahurul Haque, a Bengali member of the then Pakistan Air Force was killed by the Pakistan Army while being detained for Agartala conspiracy case in Dhaka Cantonment, the release added.
Sergeant ZahurulHaque was a free-spirited patriotic soldier. He was arrested in December 1967 in the Agartala conspiracy case filed by the Pakistan government and kept in the Dhaka Central Jail.
Under the Air Force Act, Sergeant Zahurul Haque was later held captive in Dhaka Cantonment.