C T Online Desk: People irrespective of caste and creed throng Chittagong’s Shaheed Minar to pay their respects to the martyrs of the great language movement. Due to the influx of people, extreme chaos has been created there.Chittagong City Corporation Mayor Rezaul Karim Chowdhury started the ceremony of International Mother Language and Martyrs’ Day by placing a wreath at the temporary Shaheed Minar in the premises of the city’s Municipal Model High School at 12:01 pm with an armed salute by the police. At that time the councilors and officials of CCC were with the Mayor.
Awami League presidium member, former minister Engineer Mosharraf Hossain paid tribute. Chittagong Divisional Commissioner Aminur Rahman, Police Chittagong Range DIG Anwar Hossain, Chittagong Metropolitan Police Commissioner Krishna Pad Roy, Chittagong Deputy Commissioner Abul Basar Md. Fakhruddin, Superintendent of Police SM Shafiullah, and heroic freedom fighter commander of the metropolis Mozaffar Ahmed, General Secretary of Chittagong Metropolitan Awami League AJM Nashir Uddin, Chittagong North District Awami League President MA Salam and General Secretary Sheikh Ataur Rahman led the leaders and activists gave flowers.
Later, floral tributes were paid at the Shaheed Minar in the joint initiative of Chittagong Journalists Union and Chittagong Press Club. At this time, the entire premises of Shaheed Minar was filled with slogans. After this, when Shahid Minar was opened to the public, people flocked there.
