Jahanra Imams 21st death anniv today
BSS
Today is the 21st death anniversary of Shaheed Janani Jahanara Imam, mother of a martyr who spearheaded the movement for trial of the war criminals and imposition of a ban on the politics of anti-liberation forces including Jamaat, reports BSS. The brave mother of a martyr Jahanara Imam along with pro-liberation politicians, prominent cultural personalities and intellectuals floated the Ekattorer Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee (the committee for annihilation of the killers and collaborators of 1971) on January 19 in 1992. The Nirmul Committee held symbolic trial of Golam Azam in a Gano Adalat (mass court) at the historic Suhrawardy Udyan on March 26 in 1992 awarding the Jamaat supremo with capital punishment.
After leading the movement for two and a half years, eminent writer and social worker Jahanara Imam breathed her last due to cancer on June 26 in 1994. In observance of her death anniversary, the Nirmul Committee will organise Jahanara Imam Memorial Lecture, discussion and Jahanara Imam Memorial Award Distribution ceremony at the auditorium of Womens Voluntary Association (WVA) at Dhanmondi in the capital at 10 am.
Speaker Dr Shrin Sharmin Choudhury will attend the lecture as the chief guest while prominent cultural personality Prof Sanjida Khatun will present the lecture on the topic. This years recipients of Jahanara Imam Memorial Award are Prof Ajoy Roy as an individual and Chhayanaut as an institution.
Besides, on behalf of the Nirmul Committee its leaders will lay wreaths at the grave of Jahanara Imam at Mirpur Intellectuals Graveyard at 7-30 am in observance of her death anniversary.
