Language Movement veteran Nurul Islam dies
Thursday, 22 October 2020
Language Movement veteran M Nurul Islam Dadu Bhai passed away at a hospital in Khulna city on Wednesday at the age of 91, reports UNB.
Dadu Bhai, a former BNP MP from Khulna-4 constituency, breathed his last at Khulna City Medical College Hospital around 8am, said Moniruzzaman, general secretary of Khulna city unit BNP.
He left behind his three sons, one daughter and a host of relatives to mourn his death.
He was born in Khulna at Babu Khan Road on May 2, 1934.
Nurul Islam, the eldest son of Dr Khadem Ahmed and Asia Khatun, played a role in the Language Movement in Khulna and took part in the rally in 1952.
He was the general secretary of Khulna unit NAP (National Awami Party) in 1957 and also led the 1969 mass upsurge from Khulna.