MANIKGANJ, Nov, 21, 2023 (BSS)-The Terosree Massacre Day will be observed with various programmes including placing of floral wreath at the martyrdom memorial, bringing out colourful rally and discussion at Tersree under Ghior Upazila of the district tomorrow.

Deputy Commissioner Rahana Akther, SP Mohammad Golam Azad Khan and other district and upazila level government officials , Manikganj Zila Parishad Chairman also the President of District Awami League Freedom Fighter Advocate Golam Mohiuddin, Awami League District General Secretary also the Public Prosecutor (PP) Freedom Fighter Advocate Abdus Salam including other Freedom Fighters, leaders and activists of political parties, teachers, students and the people of all walks of lives are expected to attend on the occasion to pay homage to the martyrdoms of Terosree like other years.

On this day, November 22nd in 1971, was a 'black day' for the people of Manikganj as they witnessed the heaviest casualties during the War of liberation. On this day in the brought daylight the occupation army of Pakistan, all of a sudden, attacked the village Terosree under Ghior Upazila of the district with the assistance of their local collaborators Al-Badar and Razakers.

The local people know the day as Terosree Masacre Day, Terosree Tragedy Day or Terosree Mass killing day.

The Pak army surrounded the village from all sides with arms and ammunition in the morning and started firing to create fear among the people and started searching of freedom loving people from door to door.

First the Pak army killed the then Zamindar of Terosee Siddheshwar Roy Prosad Chowdhury charging bayonet and burnt him alive covering with blankets.

He was the founder and patron of a lot of educational institutions in the then Manikganj Sub-Division. So he was the first target of the occupational army and their local agents. Pak army also brutally killed the Principal of Terosree College Atiar Rahman charging bayonet and gouged his eyes.

Then the Pak army started to kill the innocent people of the village of all the communities including Muslims and Hindus one after another. They burnt all the houses of the village and bite the women and the children mercilessly.

 The Pak army killed a total of 43 people in that operation of the village, but 36 of them were identified so far, seven others were not known.

 The thirty six were identified as Zamindar Siddheswar Prosad Roy Chowdhury, Principal Atiar Rahman, Sadhan Kumar Sarker, Biplob Kumar Saha, Shachindra Nath Goswami, Makhan Chandra Sarker, Shyamlal Sutradhar, Md. Ramjan Ali, Mohendra Das, Nitai Chandra Das, Jogodish Chandra Das, Jogesh Chandra Sutradhar, Delbor Ali, Madhob Datta, Jadob Datta, Jogesh Datta, Narayan Sutradhar, Ram Charan Sutradhar, Shyamapado Nag, Md. Gyada Mia, Md. Kochhim Uddin, Md. Eklas Mollah, Tofil uddin, Md. Waj uddin, Sadhu Chand Das, Sukhon Das, Surendra Das, Jogesh Chandra Das, Gour Chandra Das, Monindra Chandra Das, Shreemanta Das, Pran Gobinda Saha, Jogesh Ghose, Gyanendra Ghose and Tojim Uddin.