Noor Hossain
Noor Hossain | |
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নূর হোসেন | |
Hossain wearing the words "Let tyranny die!" at a protest for democracy, minutes before his death. Photographed by Dinu Alam. | |
| Born | 1961 East Pakistan |
| Died | November 10, 1987 (aged 26) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Cause of death | Shot by firearms by the Bangladesh Police |
| Resting place | Jurain, Dhaka |
| Monuments | Noor Hossain Square (formerly Zero Point) |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Known for | Being a symbol of opposition against Ershad's government and later as a symbol for the democracy movement in Bangladesh |
| Political party | Awami League |
| Parent(s) | Mujibur Rahman (father) Marium Bibi (mother) |
| Relatives | Ali Hossain (brother), Delwar Hossain (brother) |
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Noor Hossain (also rendered as Nur Hossain; Bengali: নূর হোসেন, romanized: Nūr Hōsēn; 1961 – November 10, 1987) was a Bangladeshi activist who was killed by the police on 10 November 1987, while protesting against Ershad administration near Zero Point, Dhaka. Zero Point was later renamed as Noor Hossain Square and the anniversary of his death is officially commemorated each year as the Noor Hossain Day.
He is one of the most widely known martyrs of Bangladesh's pro-democracy movement.