90th Birth Anniversary of Bir Sreshtho Noor Mohammad Sheikh Celebrated in Narail

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Narail Correspondent: The 90th birth anniversary of Bir Sreshtho Noor Mohammad Sheikh was celebrated in Narail with a series of events. To mark the occasion, programs were held on Thursday at the Bir Sreshtho Shaheed Lance Nayek Noor Mohammad Sheikh Library and Memorial Museum in Noor Mohammad Nagar, Sadar Upazila. The day’s schedule included:

• 8:00 AM: Quran recitation

• 10:30 AM: Rally

• 11:00 AM: Wreath-laying and Guard of Honor at the memorial of Lance Nayek Noor Mohammad Sheikh

• 11:30 AM: Discussion session at the library and museum auditorium

Officials attending the events included Deputy Commissioner Dr. Mohammad Abdul Salam, Chief Executive Officer of the District Council Md. Achaduzzaman, Additional Deputy Commissioner (Overall) Md. Ahsan Mahmud Russell, Sadar Upazila Executive Officer T.M. Rahsin Kabir, Additional Superintendent of Police Noor-e-Alam Siddiqui, and Noor Mohammad Sheikh’s son, SM Golam Mostofa Kamal. A prayer ceremony was later held for the soul of Noor Mohammad Sheikh.

Bir Sreshtho Noor Mohammad Sheikh was born on 26 February 1936 in Mahishkhola (now Noor Mohammad Nagar) village, Chandiberpur Union, Sadar Upazila, Narail. He joined the then East Pakistan Rifles (EPR) on 14 March 1959, which is now known as the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB). On 5 September 1971, during the Bangladesh Liberation War, he fought against the Pakistani forces at Goalhati and Chutipur in Jessore, sacrificing his life while protecting his fellow soldiers and their weapons. He was buried in Kashipur, Sharsha Upazila, Jessore. In recognition of his heroic role and supreme sacrifice in the Liberation War, he was posthumously awarded the country’s highest honor, Bir Sreshtho.