The Crime Desk: Today is the martyrdom anniversary of Bangladeshi Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. On August 15, 1975, a group of deviant soldiers brutally martyred Bangabandhu and his family.
Apart from Bangabandhu at his residence at 32 Dhanmondi, his wife Begum Fazilatunnecha Mujib was killed on this day; three sons, Sheikh Kamal, Sheikh Jamal, and Sheikh Russell; and his daughter-in-law, Sultana Kamal and Rozi Jamal, were killed.
Bangabandhu’s only brother, Sheikh Abu Nasser, military secretary Jamiluddin Ahmed, SB official Siddiqur Rahman, and army member Syed Mahbubul Haque were also killed by the assassins.
Bangabandhu’s nephew Jubo League leader Sheikh Fazlul Haque Moni’s house was also attacked on the same day. He and his pregnant wife, Arju Moni, were murdered. The assassins also killed Bangabandhu’s sister-in-law Abdur Rab Serniabat, his daughter Baby, son Arif Serniabat, grandson Sukant Babu, elder brother’s son Sajib Serniabat, and a relative named Abdul Naeem Khan.
Bangabandhu’s two daughters, Sheikh Hasina and Sheikh Rehana, were in Brussels, Belgium, at that time. They survived.
August 15 was observed as National Day of Mourning since the Awami League government led by Sheikh Hasina came to power. A public holiday was declared on this day.
