Those who fell victim to the wrath of the killers on December 14, 1971 included litterateur Munir Chaudhary, Professor Govinda Chandra Dev, Jyotirmoy Guha Thakurta, Dr. Aleem Chaudhary, Dr. Fazle Rabbi, Professor Santash Chandra Bhattacharya, journalists Shahidullah Qaiser, Sirajuddin Hussain, Nizamuddin Ahmed. Were included. , SA Mannan and Selina Parveen and, Professor Anwar Pasha, Mofazzal Haider Choudhary and Professor Muniruzzaman.
Most of the victims of December 14 were blindfolded, taken from their homes and killed between December 10 and 14 in 1971.
According to the state programme, President Mohammad Shahabuddin and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will lay separate floral tributes at the Mirpur Martyred Intellectuals Memorial at 7.05 am and 7.06 am respectively.
Several television channels including Bangladesh Television (BTV) and private TV channels will broadcast it from the spot.
Under the leadership of the Minister of Liberation War Affairs, members of martyr families and brave freedom fighters including injured freedom fighters will pay floral tributes at the Intellectuals Memorial at 7.22 am and at the Rare Bazaar Bodho Bhoomi at 8:30 am.