Narail Correspondent: Lance Naik Noor Mohammad Sheikh is one of the seven Bir Shresthas of the country. The 89th birth anniversary of this brave son of the battlefield in the Liberation War is today (February 26).
Noor Mohammad Sheikh was born on this day in 1936 in Mahishkhola village of Narail Sadar Upazila. His father’s name was Mohammad Amanat Sheikh and his mother was Jennatunnesa (according to some sources, Jennata Khanam). This Bir Shrestha lost his father and mother in his childhood. He studied up to the seventh grade.
Noor Mohammad Sheikh joined the East Pakistan Rifles (EPR) on February 26, 1959. After serving on the Dinajpur border for a long time, he was transferred to the Jessore sector on July 10, 1970. Later, he was promoted to the rank of Lance Naik. In 1971, he participated in the Liberation War in Sector No. 8, which consisted of the Jessore region. During the war, he fought against the Pakistani invaders under the leadership of Captain Nazmul Huda in the Boyra area on the Kashipur border in Jessore.
At that time, the commander of Sector No. 8 from April to August was retired Colonel Abu Osman Chowdhury and the commander from September to December was Major SA Manjur. On September 5, 1971, Nur Mohammad Sheikh was martyred in a frontal battle with the Pakistani army in Goalhati and Chutipur in Jessore. He was buried in the village of Kashipur in Jessore. He was awarded the title of ‘Bir Shrestha’ in recognition of his heroic role and sacrifice in the Liberation War.
On the occasion of the birth anniversary of Bir Shrestha Noor Mohammad Sheikh, various programs including wreath-laying, discussion meetings and prayer mahfils have been organized in Noor Mohammad Nagar today (February 26) at the initiative of the Noor Mohammad Trust and the district administration.
