Freedom Fighter Bir Protik Kakon Bibi has passed away at MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital in Sylhet. In 1971, Kakon Bibi was arrested and brutally tortured by Pakistani army as she worked as a war spy and fought against the Pakistan Army. Kakon Bibi along with her family was living at Jirargaon of Doarabazar upazila in Sunamganj district. PM mourns death of Kanon BibiMeanwhile, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of Freedom Fighter Bir Protik Kakon Bibi, according to statement issued by the press wing of Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). In a message of condolence, the prime minister recalled the role of Kakon Bibi in Bangladesh’s Liberation War and said the nation and its people will always remember her contribution.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 22, 2018 03:33 UTC