Mobile financial service provider Nagad has paid tribute to 50 valiant freedom fighters and organisers of the Liberation War in 1971.

A program was organised on the occasion at a city hotel Wednesday.

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The 50 freedom fighters and organisers who were honoured by Nagad include AKM Mozammel Haque, Anwar Hossain Khan, Afsan Chowdhury, Abul Barak Alvi, Dr Amjad Hossain, AH Mahmood Ali, AKM Atiqur Rahman, M Anwar Hossain, M A Hasan, Quazi Sajjad Ali Zahir, Kazi Salauddin, Kamrul Hasan Khan, Khalequzzaman, Golam Arif Tipu, Golam Dastagir Gazi, Zakaria Pintoo, Z. I. Khan Panna, Nasimun Ara Minu, Nasiruddin Yousuff, Pankaj Bhattacharya, and Mofidul Hoque.

Mohiuddin Ahmed, Mamunur Rashid, Mahbub Uddin Ahmed, Mujahidul Islam Selim, Muntasir Mamun, Mozammel Haque, Mustafa Jabbar, Md. Obaidullah, Dr Raunak Jahan, Rathindranath Roy, Rafiqul Alam, Raisul Islam Asad, Rashed Khan Menon, Rokeya Kabir, Lubna Mariam, Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik, Shahjahan Sardar, Shahriar Kabir, Shahabuddin Ahmed, Shaheen Samad, Safique Ullah, Shujeo Shyam, Sultan Mahmud Simon, Sultana Kamal, Selina Hossain, Syed Hasan Imam, Harun-Ur-Rashid and Haroon Habib were also honoured.

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At the program, Posts and Telecommunications Minister Mustafa Jabbar presented a crest to each of the freedom fighters and organisers while Shahabuddin Ahmed, freedom fighter and artist, greeted them with stoles.

Also, Nagad and Bangla Tribune collaborated on the publication "Joy Bangla," which includes detailed interviews of 50 freedom fighters and organisers of the liberation war.