Remains of war hero Hamidur Rahman reaches home

[Ashfaq]

The remains of war hero Hamidur Rahman reached Comilla town Monday afternoon.

bdnews24.com's Comilla correspondent reports: Hundreds of people stood on both sides of the road and showered the coffin of Hamidur with flowers when the body arrived at 4:10pm.

The coffin will be flown to Dhaka by helicopter Tuesday afternoon for a ceremonial burial, after an overnight stay at Comilla cantonment.

The body of Hamidur, killed fighting Pakistani forces and buried in India almost four decades ago, was exhumed and taken back home. Hamidur died in 1971 while raiding a Pakistani military post.

Fellow fighters carried away Hamidur's body and buried it in a village in neighbouring India which supported Bangladesh's war of independence.

The 17-year-old freedom fighter's remains were dug up from a grave in Hatimarachara village in Tripura Sunday and handed over to a Bangladeshi delegation.

"We have come here to take the body ahead of our 37th victory day celebrations," Sajjad Ali Zahir, a delegation member, told Reuters, referring to Bangladesh's independence from Pakistan in 1971.

The coffin was draped in a Bangladeshi flag and handed over with full military honours.

Hamidur is the youngest of seven war heroes posthumously conferred Bangladesh's highest gallantry award for their role in the freedom struggle.

[dark_saint]

He was the legend

[Force_Recon]

why they weren't brought before?still good news.

didn't we have another martyr buried in foreign place?

[needs_fire]

it took us four decades, to recognize the sacrifice of one of our war heroes while the rajakars who took an active role in the genocide commited against our ppl r still beyond the reach of justice.

have we failed as a nation? have we failed as bangalees and bangladeshis?

[Force_Recon]

Dark saint isn't that someone else's pic unless I am mistaken?

[dark_saint]

^^^^^^it's him .......onek ageeer chobi to ....chena jachee na ....whn he joined in army ....most probably tokhonkaar picz ...

[Ashfaq]

Originally Posted by needs_fire

it took us four decades, to recognize the sacrifice of one of our war heroes

how? amra to sei kobei take bir shresto upadi diye tar sacrifice ke recognize korsi, tai na?

Originally Posted by dark_saint

He was the legend

Was?

[self_shattered]

i think in the picture it is Motiur Rahman not Hamidur Rahman

[Force_Recon]

which was in my mind.

Bangladesh Army

^the list of 7 Bir Sreshtos.

[dark_saint]

^^^^sorry , it was motiur rahman ....