The 15th anniversary of death of Language Movement hero, freedom fighter and former secretary general of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Khondkar Delwar Hossain, will be observed today.

Marking the day, the Khondkar Delwar Hossain Memorial Foundation has organised a daylong event.

The event will include special prayers for the salvation of the departed soul scheduled to

take place at his grave adjacent to Panchuria Jame Mosque under Ghior in Manikganj after zuhr prayers.

Khondkar Delwar Hossain was born at Khirai Panchuria village under Ghior on February 1, 1933. He passed away on March 16, 2011.