The 12th death anniversary of Mohammad Hanif, the first elected mayor of Dhaka City Corporation and former president of Dhaka City unit of Awami League, will be observed today (Wednesday), reports BSS.
Hanif, who suffered critical splinter injuries in the August 21, 2004 grenade attack, died at the city's Apollo Hospital on November 28, 2006 at the age of 62.
President Md Abdul Hamid, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury issued separate messages marking the death anniversary.
Dhaka South City Corporation, Dhaka City AL, Mayor Mohammad Hanif Memorial Foundation, Mayor Mohammad Hanif Smriti Sangsad, associate bodies of the ruling AL and different socio-cultural organisations have chalked out elaborate programmes to observe Hanif's death anniversary.
Hanif was a close aide to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
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