14 Facts About Noor Hossain

Noor Hossain was a Bangladeshi activist who was killed by the Bangladesh Police on November 10,1987, while protesting against President Hussain Muhammad Ershad near Zero Point in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Noor Hossain is one of the most widely known martyrs of Bangladesh's pro-democracy movement.

Noor Hossain attended Radhasundari Primary School, which was on Banagram Road.

When he was in 8th grade at Graduate High School, Dhaka, Noor Hossain quit school because of poverty.

Noor Hossain was admitted to a motor driving school and received training in driving like his father.

Interested in politics, Noor Hossain became the publicity secretary of the Banagram unit committee of Dhaka City Joubo League.

Noor Hossain was neither well-off nor highly educated but he embodied the struggle of common people of the country, and has become a public symbol.

The rally turned violent, and several leaders and protesters including Noor Hossain were killed in riot conditions; several hundred were injured.

Noor Hossain was among three Jubo League members killed at a protest rally.

Noor Hossain is associated in Bangladesh with anti-autocracy and pro-democracy.

Noor Hossain wore the slogan "Down with autocracy" on his chest, and on his back, he had written the slogan "Let Democracy Be Free".

Noor Hossain's death raised the visibility of opposition sentiment directed against the Ershad government.

Noor Hossain was standing beside me when we took out our procession.

Noor Hossain is the subject of the Bengali film Buk tar Bangladesher hridoy.