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The 52nd 'Chuknagar Genocide Day' was observed yesterday with a befitting manner through various programmes.
Khulna district administration and different socio-cultural organizations placed wreaths at the monument, a memorial built near Bhadra River in memory of '71 martyred', marking the day.
The day was begun by hoisting of national flag at the' Chuknagar Ganohattya-71 Srimty Boddhyabhumi' under Dumuria upazila.
Afterwards, different organizations including Khulna District Administration, Chuknagar Ganohattya-71 Smrity Rakkha Parishad, Amra-71-Dhaka, Khulna Mahanagar Bangabandhu Parishad, Dumuria Upazila Muktijoddha Command, Ghatok Dalal Nirmul Committee and Jashore Udichi placed wreaths at 11 points of river Bhadra where Pakistani army left bodies of innocent Bengalis into the river after killing on that day in 1971.
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