Different political and student organisations are observing Shaheed Noor Hossain Day on Tuesday commemorating the supreme sacrifice of an activist of pro-democracy movement.
To mark the day, Shaheed Noor Hossain Sangsad placed wreaths at Noor Hossain Square and offered fateha at his grave at Jurain graveyard in the morning.
President Zillur Rahman, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and leader of the Opposition Khaleda Zia gave separate messages on the occasion.
Noor Hossain, a worker of Awami Jubo League, was killed in police firing at Zero Point in the city during a procession against the then autocratic regime of General Ershad on November 10, 1987.
The killing of Noor, whose bare body was inscribed with slogan 'Down with autocracy, let democracy be freed', fuelled the ongoing movement leading to fall of Ershad and paving the way for restoration of democracy.
Zero Point was later renamed as Noor Hossain Square.
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