KHULNA, Dec 9: Nation will recall the memory of Bir Shreshtha Ruhul Amin, one of the seven greatest heroes of the Liberation War, on his 48th death anniversary today (Dec 10).
On this day in 1971, just six days before the nation's final victory, Engine Room Artificer of Bangladsh Naval Ship (BNS) Palash, Ruhul Amin embraced martyrdom at the bank of the Rupsha River where he had reached after swimming around quarter kilometer of the River from the Ship.
Earlier, BNS Palash captured Mongla Port from the Pakistani occupation forces after a fierce gun battle. The Naval Ship Palash was advancing towards Khulna to conquer the industrial city from the Pakistani Bahini.
As the Ship reached near the Shipyard area, a fighter plane hurled bombed targeting the BNS Palash. Mohibullah, Bir Bikrom, a staff of the Ship killed on the spot and the rest naval staff jumped into the River Rupsha. -BSS
