Tomb of Seven Martyrs/Shat Sohider Mazar

Phulbari is a quiet village on the Indo-Bangladesh border of Langura Union in Kamalakanda Upazila of Netrokona district. It is a historical place of Netrokona.

The Ganeshwari river flows through Garo hills from Meghalaya state in India through the village. There are several hills within our border, and the hill state of Meghalaya can be seen as far as the border is visible. 

Seven freedom fighters are buried in the secluded place of the row of countless Mehogany trees all around. This place is known as the shrine of seven martyrs.

History

On July 26, Pakistani forces were planned to be attacked near the Nazirpur market on the Durgapur-Kalmakanda river route from Birishiri in Netrokona district to a pak army camp Kalmakanda. 

According to the plan, the freedom fighters ambushed all the entrances to Nazirpur market. Long after the time was about to come, the freedom fighters suddenly faced the invading forces as they picked up their ambushes one by one. 

The firing, the counter-firing, led to a fierce battle between the two sides. But the freedom fighters were largely unprepared for the surprise attack. 

The freedom fighters entered the area. Yet, the freedom fighters continued to fight. It’s late in the morning, and till late in the afternoon; the war goes on. 

In the afternoon, the attack by the Pak forces became more intense. In the meantime, when the commander of the freedom fighters was injured, the pace of the war changed. 

Pak invaders captured some freedom fighters while armed and charged them with bayonets, and killed them. (Jamal Uddin, Dr. Abdul Aziz, Fazlul Haque, Yar Mamood, Bhavtosh Chandra Das, Nooruzzaman, Dwijendra Chandra Biswas. )

On July 27, they were buried and cremated on the border of India and Bangladesh at Phulbari in Langura.