Elderly politician, former Member of Parliament and President of Chattogram north district Awami League (AL) Nurul Alam Chowdhury died of complicated diseases at Parkview Hospital on Sunday morning.
Eminent freedom fighter, former ambassador and ex-president of Chattogram University unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) Nurul Alam was 72.
He left behind his wife, two daughters, one son and a host of relatives, friends and well-wishers, political fellows to mourn his death.
He had been suffering from kidney and other diseases for long time and breathed his last at 5.20 am today.
The death of such an elderly political leader of AL in Chattogram district cast a pall of gloom in political, cultural and social arenas elsewhere in the city and district.
Chowdhury was elected Member of Parliament in 1973 and 1986 from Fatikchari constituency.
He was appointed Bangladesh Ambassador to Oman in 2010. Chowdhury, a student of first batch of Chattogram University was also qualified in Bangladesh Civil Service in 1973.
He suffered huge torture in jail by the then Mostaque government when he strongly protested the assassination of father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheik Mujibur Rahman and his family members in 15 August 1975.
The first namaz-e-janaza of Nurul Alam will be held at city’s Jamiatul Falah maidan at 10 am tomorrow, second Janaza at Fatikchari college ground after Zohor prayer.
He will be buried after 3rd Janaza at Motiur Rahman primary school maidan in Fatikchari with full state honour.
Meanwhile, leaders of AL Chattogram city, Chittagong south and north districts, their associate organizations and scores of different organizations expressed condolence on the death of Nurul Alam Chowdhury.