Commemoration of the killing of four Awami League leaders
Jail Killing Day
Location
Old Dhaka Central Jail, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Date
3 November 1975
Attack type
Murder
Weapons
Rifles
Deaths
4
Jail Killing Day (Bengali: জেল হত্যা দিবস) is observed by the Awami League (AL) of Bangladesh and many other political organisations on 3 November every year. It commemorates the killing of four Awami League and national leaders: former vice-president Syed Nazrul Islam, former prime minister Tajuddin Ahmed and Captain (Rtd.) Mansur Ali, and former home minister A H M Quamruzzaman on this date in 1975.[1][2]
^"Jail Killing Day observed". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
^"Historic jail killing day". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
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