Today is the 59th birthday of Shaheed Sheikh Russel, younger son of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and younger brother of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Bangabandhu and his family members were brutally murdered on the evening of August 15, 1975, with Sheikh Russel being the youngest victim.
Sajeeb Wazed Joy, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's son and her advisor on information and communication technology, posted from his verified Facebook page on Sheikh Russel's murder.
In his post on Monday night he mentioned about the brutal murder case of Sheikh Russel with the title, 'Sheikh Russell's brutal murder: Nature was also shaken by the brutality of that night', He expressed his hope in the post that 'not one more child of this world should face such cruel death'.