Remembering the martyrs
As a part of my frivolous ways of squandering the summer vacation, I managed to sneak into RU campus and finding none in the deserted area, I ran helter-skelter forlornly and eventually found myself standing before this museum surrounded by an eye-catching gigantic Shahid Minar on one side and RU central mosque on the other. Propelled by an desire and recovering my poise, I went inside and after writing down the required information, I was allowed to enter the galleries showcasing the everyday things used by the martyrs, the books written by them and some photographs clinging to the threads of their personal life, their struggles to be emancipated from Pakistan. Notable among them were Dr. Shamsuzzoha, Professor of Chemistry, who embraced martyrdom in 1969 and Nurul Islam who strongly led the protest after the death of Dr. Zoha, killed on 18th February, 1969, Martyrs Asad, Harun, Barkat and Rafique.
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