AL pays respect to Sheikh Kamal on his 74th birth anniversary

The ruling Awami League (AL) and its associate bodies paid floral wreaths as mark of respect at the grave of noted liberation war organizer Sheikh Kamal, also the elder son of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, on his 74th birth anniversary on Saturday.

To mark the day, Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader along with party’s senior leaders placed floral wreath at his portrait on the premises of Dhanmondi Abahani Club at 8am. Later, wreaths were also laid at his grave at Banani graveyard at 9am.

The Awami League leaders included Presidium Members Begum Matia Chaudhury, Mostofa Jalal Mohiuddin, Abdur Rahman, Shahjahan Khan, Joint Secretaries Dr Hasan Mahmud, AFM Bahauddin Nasim, Organizing Secretary Ahmed Hossain and Publicity and Publication Secretary Abdus Sobhan Golap.

After placing floral wreaths, they observed one-minute silence and prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul of the deceased during this time. Later, the ruling party leaders spread flowers on the grave of Sheikh Kamal.

Sheikh Kamal was born at Tungipara village under then Gopalganj subdivision on August 5 in 1949.

He completed BA (honours) in Social Science department from the Dhaka University after passing secondary and higher secondary from Shahin School and Dhaka College respectively.

Sheikh Kamal who was not only a pioneer of modern football but also was one of the founders of Dhaka Theatre had very much enthusiasm in sports since his childhood.

He was commissioned in the Muktibahini after receiving training from the first war course in independent Bangladesh and served as ADC of General MAG Osmani, the commander-in-chief of the Liberation War in 1971.

After independence, Sheikh Kamal took retirement from the Army and engaged himself in educational activities. He was a central executive member of Bangladesh Chattra League, student wing of the ruling Awami League.

He was killed only at the age of 26 when Bangabandhu and most of his family members were assassinated during the black night of August 15 in 1975.