Staff Reporter:
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus yesterday paid tributes to martyred army officers in 2009 Pilkhana carnage on the occasion of the National Martyred Army Day.
“On this day, I remembered the glorious sons of the soil, the martyred army officers with heavy heart and paid homage to them. I also prayed for eternal peace of their departed souls and conveyed deep sympathy to their bereaved families,” he said in a statement.
The chief adviser said yesterday, 25th February, National Martyred Army Day is being observed for the first time while the current interim government has decided to observe the day as National Martyred Army Day every year from now on in memory of all the martyrs in brutal Pilkhana massacre on this day in 2009.
Mentioning that the family members of the martyrs are still waiting to get justice for the murder of their relatives even after so many years of losing their loved ones, Dr Yunus said the nation was kept in con-fusion for many years after the brutal killing of brave army personnel in Pilkhana.
As a country, he said, Bangladesh is committed to ensuring justice for this brutality.
“We are working in this regard. At the same time, I hope that the country and the people with compas-sion will stand by the family of the martyrs and all the oppressed,” he added.
From now on, Prof Yunus said, “Being a guide of our spirit and feelings, the day will remind us the unexpected and brutal death of a group of brave people with a vow to fight for the country”.
In remembrance of their sacrifice, he said, “As a nation we are pledge-bound as we can guide ourselves in the right direction. May no more lives be lost due to misrule, conspiracy and arrogance!”
He also expressed his hope that people can reach their deserved destination through their own merit and talent with self-respect and human rights.
The chief adviser said Bangladesh should be the ideal benchmark in the way of building a world free from hunger, poverty and unemployment.
On this day, in memory of the martyred soldiers of the nation, he said, “Let us make a pledge to build a self-reliant and civilized Bangladesh.”
