Free 8 killing fields from grabbers
Demand Mirpur residents
The residents of the capital's Mirpur yesterday called on the government to free and preserve eight killing fields of the Liberation War of 1971 from the occupation of grabbers.
Among a total of 10 killing fields, Jalladkhana at Mirpur-10 and Buddhijibi Smritishoudh at Mirpur-1 have been protected against grabbers.
Mirpur Sangskritik Oikya Forum, a cultural organisation, made the call following a celebratory procession brought out from the mass grave of Mirpur Bangla College to the mass grave Jalladkhana yesterday in observance of Free Mirpur Day (January 31).
Participants of the programme said a lawmaker built a market in 1997 by demolishing an age-old Shaheed Minar (memorial monument for martyrs of language movement) in Mirpur. They demanded re-establishment of the Shaheed Minar at Mirpur-1.
The speakers also urged the government to declare January 31 as a holiday for different organisations and institutions including schools and colleges situated in Mirpur. The forum also organised street plays and screened films at different places to mark the day.
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