Historical Memory Journey
Bir Sreshtho (Naval Martyr)
His final duty under fire became part of national military memory.
Naval operations in Khulna-Mongla theatre, December 1971.
As Engine Room Artificer of gunboat PNS Palash, he continued fighting during attack despite severe danger and was killed in action.
He became a symbol of naval courage and sacrifice in the Liberation War.
Timeline View
1971
The 1971 Liberation War was the final resistance of the people of East Pakistan against long-standing political, economic, and cultural discrimination. After the denial of the people's mandate in the 1970 election and the military crackdown of 25 March, this struggle transformed into an armed war of liberation that led to the birth of independent Bangladesh.