Bir Shrestha Nur Mohammad’s birth anniversary today

The 87th birth anniversary of Bir Shrestha Nur Mohammad Sheikh is being observed at Nur Mohammad Nagar under Chandibarpur union in Narail sadar upazila today (Saturday).

Nur Mohammad Nagar, which earlier known as Mahiskhola where he was born, was named after him in his honour, sources said.

The Bir Shrestha Nur Mohammad Sheikh trust and district administration have taken various programmes to mark the occasion.

To mark the birth anniversary, the programme was started with the recitation from the Quran and guard of honour at morning.

Discussion meeting on the life of Nur Mohammad Sheikh and prayers are being held in the Nur Mohammad Sheikh Memorial Museum and Library auditorium in the day.

People are also visiting his grave at Kashipur of Sharsha in Jashore.

Nur Mohammad was born on February 26, 1936 at Mahiskhola village in Narail Sadar upazila.

He joined then East Pakistan Rifles (EPR), which is now Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), on February 26, 1959.

Later, Nur Mohammad Sheikh joined the Independence War in 1971. He was killed on September 5, 1971 at Goalhati in Jashore by the then Pakistan army.