Dr Milon Day today
Dr Milon Day will be observed today marking the 22nd death anniversary of Dr Shamsul Alam Khan Milon.
On this day in 1990, the cadres of the then autocratic ruler HM Ershad gunned down Dr Milon, the then joint secretary of Bangladesh Medical Association, on Dhaka University campus.
President Zillur Rahman, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, in separate messages, paid rich tributes to the memory of Shaheed Milon.
Various programmes have been taken to observe the day. Awami League will place wreaths at the grave of Dr Milon at Dhaka Medical College at 7:00am while BNP at 8:00am.
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