For other uses, see Noor Hossain (disambiguation).
Noor Hossain
নূর হোসেন
Hossain wearing the words "Let tyranny die!"[a] at a protest for democracy, minutes before his death. Photographed by Dinu Alam.
Born
1961
East Pakistan
Died
November 10, 1987 (aged 26)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Cause of death
Shot by firearms by the Bangladesh Police
Resting place
Jurain, Dhaka[1][2]
Monuments
Noor Hossain Square (formerly Zero Point)
Nationality
Bangladeshi
Known for
Being a symbol of opposition against Ershad's government and later as a symbol for the democracy movement in Bangladesh[1]
Political party
Awami Jubo League
Parent(s)
Mujibur Rahman (father) Marium Bibi (mother)[3]
Relatives
Ali Hossain (brother),[4] Delwar Hossain (brother)[3]
Noor Hossain (also rendered as Nur Hossain; Bengali: নূর হোসেন, romanized: Nūr Hōsēn; 1961 – November 10, 1987) was a Bangladeshi activist who was killed by the Bangladesh Police on November 10, 1987, while protesting against President Hussain Muhammad Ershad near Zero Point in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Zero Point was later renamed Noor Hossain Square and the anniversary of his death is officially commemorated each year as Shohid Noor Hossain Day.[5][6] He is one of the most widely known martyrs of Bangladesh's pro-democracy movement.[7]
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^"Shaheed Noor Hossain Day today". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). November 10, 2009. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
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^Hossain, Ashik (November 10, 2012). "'Ershad should have been hanged'". bdnews24.com. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
^Weisman, Steven R. (November 11, 1987). "3 Die As Police Clash With Protesters In Bangladesh". New York Times. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
^"25 years of sacrifice for democracy". bdnews24.com. November 10, 2012. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
^"Noor Hossain and the image that helped bring down a dictator". BBC News. December 6, 2020.
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