Museum-library for Bir Sreshtha Nur Mohammad Sheikh: Bumpy road holds back visitors

The bumpy journey because of the potholes on the road leading to the museum built in memory of Bir Sreshtha Nur Mohammad Sheikh in Narail keeps visitors away from it.
Lack of publicity is another reason why the museum at sadar upazila is obscure even among the new generation of local people.
Even the few who visit the museum leave it with dissatisfaction finding only a few articles used by Nur Mohammad on display.
The government in 2008 built the museum and library at the birth place of the Bir Shreshtha to preserve the memories of the valiant freedom fighter, who made the supreme sacrifice during War of Independence in 1971.
The museum cum library was built as part of constructing seven memorial museums and libraries at the birth places of the seven Bir Shreshthas.
The government also named the village Nur Mohammad Nagar after the Bir Shreshtha but it is widely ignored by the villagers as well as government offices.
Locals alleged that absence of repairs left about 4-kilometre road stretch leading to the museum in a bad shape, with even the three-wheelers finding it difficult to ply the road.
‘Narail-Lohagara Road is now in a deplorable state. It is badly damaged. How will the visitors come to the museum?’ asked Golam Mostofa, son of Nur Mohammad.
Bir Shreshtha Nur Mohammad High School headmaster Abdul Majid lamented that the library had several thousand books which could be useful to the students but bad condition of the roads deprived them of the advantage.
Many people who visit the museum have expressed their dissatisfaction with too few memorabilia on display, said Abdur Rahim, a local. 
Golam Mostofa said there were only three bowls, used by Nur Mohammad, on display.
Family members of Nur Mohammad also expressed their dissatisfaction that no memorial was erected at the place in Jessore where he sacrificed his life.
Narail deputy commissioner Helal Mahmud Sharif said that they had no project for repairing the road leading to the museum and added, ‘We would look into the problems, if any, of the museum soon.’
Nur Mohammad was lance nayek of the then East Pakistan Rifles, now Border Guard Bangladesh. 
On completion of training, he was posted at Dinajpur sector. During the Indo-Pak War in 1965, he was wounded in the war in Dinajpur sector. 
In recognition of his valour in the war, he was awarded the medals ‘Tamgha-e-Jang’ and ‘Sitara-e-Harb’ by the Pakistan government. He was transferred to Jessore sector headquarters in August 1970.
Nur Mohammad joined the liberation war in March 1971 while on leave at his village home. 
The Pakistan army having taken position on three sides of the defence post suddenly managed to surround the patrol force on September 5 and the heroic resistance that followed resulted in the martyrdom of Nur Mohammad.

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