61st death anniv of Sher-e-Bangla today
Thursday, 27 April 2023
The 61st death anniversary of Sher-e-Bangla Abul Kashem Fazlul Huq will be observed across the country today (Thursday), reports BSS.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina issued a message paying rich tribute to the memory of Sher-e-Bangla.
The ruling Awami League will pay tribute to the great leader by placing wreaths at his grave at Suhrawardi Udayan at 8:00 am.
Abul Kashem Fazlul Huq, popularly known as Sher-e-Bangla or Huq Saheb, was born on October 26, 1873, at his maternal uncle's house at Saturia, a prosperous village in the southern part of Bakerganj upazila. But his ancestral house was at Chakhar, a village 14 miles away from Barisal town.
Huq was an eminent public leader who had held many high political posts, including the mayor of Kolkata (1935), chief minister of undivided Bengal (1937-1943) and East Bengal (1954), Home Minister of Pakistan (1955) and Governor of East Pakistan (1956-58).