Students, teachers and other staff of Khulna University observed ‘Katka Tragedy Day’ on Saturday, commemorating the death of 11 students in 2004 incident at Katka sea beach in the Sundarbans.
A mourning rally was brought out from Hadi Chattar at 10 am that ended at Katka Memorial. Teachers, officials and students of different departments joined the rally and paid tributes at the memorial.
One minute of silence was observed commemorating the deceased and a short seminar was held later.
On March 13, 2004, nine students of the Architecture Department of Khulna University and 2 of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) met a watery grave in the Bay of Bengal near Katka sea beach in the Sundarbans while they were taking bath during their excursion.
