“We have taken a total of 1,070 names from lists available to the ministry and another 152 from postal stamps issued in the name of martyred intellectuals at different times. The combined list, which we approved in the meeting, contained 1,222 people,” said Liberation War Affairs Minister A K M Mozammel Haque. “We have discussed the definition of ‘martyred intellectuals’ and drafted an outline in this regard. Available definitionsAs of now, there is no official definition for martyred intellectuals in Bangladesh. Events of 1971The Martyred Intellectuals Day is a dark day in the history of Bangladesh.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 13, 2020 09:00 UTC