DHAKA, Aug 20, 2022 (BSS) - Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) today observed the 51st martyrdom anniversary of Shaheed Birsreshto Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman with due solemnity.
 
On this occasion, a doa mahfil was arranged at BAF Bases and units and special munajat was also offered seeking divine blessings for the departed soul, said a press release of ISPR said.
 
Matiur's noble heroic sacrifice in 1971 War of Liberation was remembered with high esteem. In the Doa mahfil, officers, airmen and other members of BAF were present.
 
In the morning, Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Plans) Air Vice Marshal AHM Fazlul Haque took part in special munajat offered for the peace of the departed soul of Shaheed Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman at the Martyred Intellectuals' Graveyard at Mirpur and commemorated his contribution with great solemnity.
 
Among others, Air Officer Commanding of Bangladesh Air Force Base Bangabandhu Air Vice Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan, senior officers and airmen from Air Headquarters, BAF Bases in Dhaka area and family members of Birsreshto Matiur Rahman were present on the occasion. 

Besides, different programmes were arranged at different schools and colleges of Bangladesh Air Force where biography of Birsreshto Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman was highlighted and special munajat was offered for the peace of his departed soul.