Today is the fourth death anniversary of Shajahan Siraj, one of the key organisers of the Liberation War in 1971.On this day in 2020, he passed away in Dhaka at the age of 77.
Shajahan Siraj Welfare Trust announced a three-day programme in Dhaka, Tangail and Kalihati. Wreath will be placed on his grave at Banani Graveyard in Dhaka in the morning.
Qurankhwani and a food distribution programme will be held at the orphanages run by Anjuman-e-Mufidul Islam.
In Kalihati, the days programme will begin with laying wreaths at the mural of the deceased. Besides, scholarships will be given among the poor and meritorious students at Shajahan Siraj College in Kalihati.
Doa Mahfil, Qurankhwani and special prayers will be held at mosques in the upazila after the Zohr prayers. Prayers will also be offered at temples.
Shajahan Siraj, a veteran politician, read the manifesto of the countrys independence in presence of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and millions of others on March 3 in 1971.
