Noor Hossain
Bangladeshi activist (1961–1987) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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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Noor Hossain | |
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নূর হোসেন | |
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] |
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