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Shaheed Noor Hossain Day observed across country today
Published : Tuesday, 10 November, 2026 at 8:41 AM
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Shaheed Noor Hossain Day is being observed across Bangladesh on Tuesday (November 10), commemorating the heroic martyrdom of the pro-democracy activist during the anti-autocracy movement against General Hussain Muhammad Ershad in 1987.
On this day in 1987, Noor Hossain, a young motor driver hailing from Narinda in Dhaka who had studied up to Grade 8, took to the streets as a living campaign poster, bearing the famous slogans "Down with Autocracy" (Swairachar Nipat Jak) on his chest and "Let Democracy be Freed" (Gonotantra Mukti Pak) on his back.
During a pro-democracy rally passing through the Zero Point intersection in Paltan, police fired tear gas canisters and live ammunition to disperse the demonstrators, killing Noor Hossain on the spot.
His martyrdom galvanized the anti-Ershad opposition and became an enduring symbol of resistance against military rule. The momentum built by his sacrifice culminated in the fall of the Ershad regime on 6 December 1990.
Following Noor Hossain's death in 1987, Ershad dissolved the Jatiya Sangsad on 6 December of that year and organized a fresh parliamentary election on 3 March 1988, which major political parties boycotted.
Ershad eventually resigned on 6 December 1990, paving the way for a fully participatory general election under the interim administration of Justice Sahabuddin Ahmed on 27 February 1991, in which the BNP formed the government.
The Zero Point intersection in Paltan where Noor Hossain fell was subsequently renamed "Shaheed Noor Hossain Chattar" in his honor.
-SA
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