Family members of two who were martyred in the student-people movement got financial support in Sail Bazar and Shoaib Bazar areas under Singra Upazila in Natore District on Wednesday.
Ramzan Ali, 30, son of Nazrul Islam of Sail Hazipur Village, and Sohel Rana, 28, son of Mottaleb Hossain of Soair Village in the upazila were killed in the student-people movement at Savar in Dhaka on August 5 last.
Ramzan used to work in a fish wholesale shop while Sohel was a garments worker at Savar in Dhaka.
The families of the two martyrs were given bank cheques of Tk two lakh each at the two separate places.
Natore District Ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Dr Mir Nurul Islam and its General Secretary (GS) Professor Sadequr Rahman handed over the cheques to the families of the two martyrs.
Singra Upazila Ameer Aman Ullah and its GS Professor Entaj Ali and Shingra Pourasabha Ameer Maolana Sadrullah and its GS Mijanur Rahman were also present on the occasion.
Dr Mir Nurul Islam said that many people including Ramzan Ali and Sohel Rana in Natore District lost their lives to protect Bangladesh from the autocratic and fascist regime.
A new Bangladesh has emerged at the cost of their valuable lives, he added.
He also urged the martyrs' family members not to be frustrated as their party and the government as well remains beside. — BSS
