The 70th birth anniversary of Sheikh Kamal, the eldest son of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was observed Monday in a befitting manner with due respect and solemnity. Awami League, its associate bodies and different political, socio-cultural and sports organisations drew up elaborate programmes marking the day, reports BSS.
Leaders and workers of Awami League and its associate bodies paid tributes to Sheikh Kamal by placing wreaths at his portrait on Dhanmondi Abahani Club premises at 8am. Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader, AL Joint General Secretaries– Mahbubul Alam Hanif, Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni, Advocate Jahangir Kabir Nanak and Abdur Rahman, AL
Publicity and Publication Secretary and Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud, Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun, Organizing Secretary AFM Bahauddin Nasim, Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury and Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Nowfel, Cultural Affairs Secretary Asim Kumar Ukil were present on the occasion, among others.
Party leaders and workers also paid homage by placing wreaths at Sheikh Kamal’s grave at Banani graveyard at 9am. Qurankhawni, milad and doa mahfil was also held. Dhaka City North and South units of Awami League, Awami Jubo League, Bangladesh Chhatra League, Awami Swechchhasebak League, Jubo Mahila League, Krishak League, Mohila Awami League, Jatiya Sramik League also paid homage at the grave of Sheikh Kamal.
Abahani Limited and ‘Abahani Shomorthok Ghosthi’ also paid tributes to Sheikh Kamal by placing wreaths at his portrait on Dhanmondi Abahani Club premises and his grave at Banani Graveyard. Born on August 5, 1949 at Tungipara in Gopalganj, Sheikh Kamal was a former executive member of the central committee of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL).
Sheikh Kamal was one of the pioneers of modern football in Bangladesh and also founder-president of Abahani Krira Chakra. He was martyred on August 15 in 1975 at the age of 26 while he was a Master’s Degree (final year) examinee. He used to play cricket in the first division for Azad Boys Club and Basketball too in the first division for Spurs Club. Sheikh Kamal was also a founder-member of Dhaka Theatre and Spondon Shilpa Gousthi, a musical band of folk songs.
