Bangladesh Association of Librarians, Information Scientists and Documentalists (BALID) recently honoured six freedom fighters from across the country in the month of victory.
The freedom fighters are SM Mannan (Sector 8), Aktaruzzaman (Sector 11), Md Anisur Rahman (Sector 9), Ainuddin Ahmed (Sector 3), Md Abdul Gaffar (Sector 6) and Md Mahbub Alam (Sector 8).
With the support of the Liberation War Museum, BALID organised a ceremony in the capital to honour them.
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Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque was the chief guest at the event. BALID Chairman Muhammad Hossam Haider Chowdhury presided over it. Also, Liberation War Museum Trustee Mofidul Hoque spoke as the guest of honour.
Mozammel handed over crests of appreciation and certificates to the freedom fighters.
More than 100 guests, including government and non-government officials, library and information professionals, executive committee members and patrons of BALID, and mass media representatives joined the event.