Raaz Mostafa

Newly appointed Deputy Commissioner (DC) in Sirajganj Muhammad Nazrul Islam on Tuesday met with the family members of martyrs, who lost their lives during the Anti-discrimination Student Movement.

The DC also paid Tk 20,000 each of the victims’ families as grant.

During the visit, the Deputy Commissioner (DC) assured the victims’ families to provide all kinds of supports on behalf of the government.

“I have no language to comfort. But, we will try to do best for all of you,” said Deputy Commissioner Nazrul Islam.

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Additional Deputy Commissioner Ganapati Roy, Chief Executive of Zilla Parishad Md Anisur Rahman, UNO of Sadar upazila Md Monowar Hossain, Executive Magistrate Fazle Rabbi, Anti-discrimination Student Movement’s district Coordinator Yeasin Arafat Ishan, Ashir Intesar Oyon, Sajib Sarker and TM Musfiq Saad among others were also present on the occasion.

It is to be mentioned that, Sohanur Rahman Ranju, Vice-President of Jubo Dal’s Sirajganj District Unit, Md. Sumon, activist of Chhatra Dal and Abdul Latif, activist of Jubo Dal were killed being hit by bullet during the Anti-discrimination Student Movement.

Ranju’s wife Moushumi Khatun of Masumpur village, Sumon’s father Ganjer Ali of Gayla village and Latif’s sister Saleha Khatun of the same area filed three separate murder cases accusing over 900 persons including former MP Jannat Ara Talukdar Henry and her husband former Zilla Parishad Chairman Shamim Talukder Labu and former Cabinet Secretary Kabir Bin Anwar in these connections.