<i> 'Katka tragedy day' observed at KU</i>
Candles were lit at Katka memorial on the Khulna University campus yesterday evening in remembrance of 11 students who drowned in sea near Sundarbans in 2004.Photo: STAR
Teachers, students, officials and employees of Khulna University (KU) observed 'Katka tragedy day' yesterday. Khulna University observes March 13 every year as a mourning day and pays homage to 11 students who were drowned in the sea near Katka of the Sundarbans in 2004. Programmes of the day included wearing of black badges at 9:30 am, mourning procession round the campus from Shaheed Minar at 10:00 am, laying of wreaths at Katka memorial on the campus, milad mehfil after Zohar prayers at the university mosque, destitute feeding at 2:00 pm, condolence meeting at 4:00 pm, candle lighting at 6:00 pm and a documentary film show at 6:30 pm. Pro-vice chancellor of Khulna University Professor Dr Fayekuzzaman led the mourning procession. On March 13, 2004, nine final year students of Architecture of Khulna University and two students of Mechanical department of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka were swept away by powerful current while bathing in the sea near Katka of the Sundarbans. The 11 hapless students were among those who went to the Sundarbans for sight seeing and picnicking. The victims are Arnaj Rifat Rupa, Kauser Ahmed Khan, Ashrafuzzaman Toha, Kazi Abdul Mueed bin Walid, Munadil Raihan bin Mahbub, Abdullah-el-Baki, Maksumul Aziz Mostaji Nipun, Touhidul Enam Opu, Mahmudur Rahman Russel of Khulna University, Samiul Hasan Khan and Shamsul Arefin Shakil of Buet. Nine out of 11 met watery graves while bodies of the two victims were recovered from the sea beach.
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