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Download PDF The remains of Birshreshtha Hamidur Rahman will finally reach his beloved homeland today, 36 years into his martyrdom during a battle with Pakistani occupation forces.
The remains will be brought from the Indian state of Tripura by road through Bibirbazar land port in Comilla at 3:00pm and will be received with a guard of honour.
Youngest among the seven Birshreshthas, the liberation war hero will be laid to rest tomorrow at Martyred Intellectuals’ Graveyard at Mirpur in the capital with full state honour.
According to reports from India, the Tripura government yesterday formally handed over the remains of Hamidur to the Joint Secretary of Liberation War Affairs Ministry Humayun Kabir Khan.
A seven-member Bangladesh delegation led by Humayun left Dhaka Friday to bring back the remains of the valiant war hero who was buried at East Roypara in Hatimarachara town of Dholoi district in Tripura.
Hamidur’s remains will be brought to the National Parade Square in Dhaka by road tomorrow. Starting at 6:00am from Comilla, a vehicle of the military police will reach Tejgaon Old Airport at 10:30am.
The remains will be transported through the city in a ceremonial motorcade.
President Iajuddin Ahmed, also the supreme commander of the armed forces, will receive the remains of Birshreshtha Hamidur on behalf of the nation and place wreath on the coffin. Members of the three services will present a guard of honour. Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed and other advisers will attend the programme.
“A 21-gun salute will herald the arrival of the remains,” Abul Kasem Mahbubul Alam, secretary of Liberation War Affairs Ministry, said during a press briefing at Press Information Department yesterday.
After a namaz-e-janaza, the remains of Hamidur will be carried to the Intellectuals’ Graveyard in a ceremonial motorcade and will be laid to eternal rest just opposite to Birshreshtha Motiur Rahman.
Hamidur embraced martyrdom in a gunfight while attacking a base of the Pakistani forces on the Dholoi border in Sylhet on October 28 in 1971. He is one of the seven warriors, who were posthumously conferred Birshreshtha, the country’s highest gallantry award, for their role during the War of Independence.
After the remains of Birshreshtha Flight Lieutenant Motiur Rahman were brought back on June 24 last year from Pakistan, the freedom fighters and family members of Birshreshtha Hamidur Rahman urged the government to take steps for bringing back his remains.
Asked about the agreement between the governments of Bangladesh and India, Abul Kasem said, “We didn’t have to sign any agreement. The Indian government agreed to give back Hamidur Rahman’s remains following a request by our foreign ministry.”
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