The 17th anniversary of death of Shaheed Janani Jahanara Imam, a towering personality who spearheaded the campaign for implementation of the spirit of the War of Liberation, will be observed today.
Jahanara Imam, who united the nation for trial of the war criminals, remains as an eternal source of inspiration for her patriotism, devotion, sacrifice and struggle.
Jahanara Imam died of cancer at the age of 65 in a Michigan hospital in the USA on June 26, 1994. She was born on May 3, 1929.
Marking her death anniversary the prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, in a message recalled the role of Jahanara Imam, mother of 1971 martyr Rumi, in inspiring her valiant son and his fellow freedom fighter friends in various ways during the liberation war.
Different social, cultural and political organizations have chalked out elaborate programmes to recall the memory and contribution of the legendary lady to the nation.
Shafi Imam Rumi, son of Jahanara Imam, participated in the War of Liberation in 1971 ignoring opportunity of engineering study in the USA and embraced martyrdom for the sake of freeing the beloved motherland from the occupation forces.
Jahanara Imam waged movement when Golam Azam was made the chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh.
Despite her long illness with throat cancer, she managed to lead the movement and constituted 'Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee' which staged 'Gono Adalat' (peoples' court) for holding trial of the war criminals.
Source : New Age
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