Tilt 43rd death anniversary of Major A Ghani, the founder ot the East Bengal Regiment, will be observed today, says a press release.

On this day in 1957 this valiant son of the soil popularly known as ’Tiger Ghani" died. I Ie was just 42.

Major Ghani was born of December I. 1915 at village Na-gaish of Brahmanpara thana ol Comtlla district. Completing his higher secondary education he joined the Bengal Fire Service in Calcutta. When the Second World War was at the doorsteps of India he joined the British Army and was commissioned in the Pioneer Corps in 1942