BNP forms committee to observe Bhashani’s 50th death anniversary

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has formed a national committee to observe the 50th death anniversary of Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani, with a series of programmes planned to mark the occasion.

The party announced the committee in a press release issued on Saturday.

BNP Vice-Chairman Shamsuzzaman Dudu has been appointed convener of the committee, while the party’s Publicity Secretary Sultan Salahuddin Tuku will serve as its member secretary.

The committee includes Mirza Abbas, Gayeshwar Chandra Roy, Nazrul Islam Khan, Selima Rahman, Iqbal Hassan Mahmood Tuku, Prof AZM Zahid Hossain, Amanullah Aman, Barkat Ullah Bulu, Md Shahjahan, Mir Mohammad Nasir Uddin, Abdus Salam Pintu, Abdul Awal Mintoo, Ahmed Azam Khan, Nitai Roy Chowdhury, Asaduzzaman Ripon, Mizanur Rahman Minu, Habibur Rahman Habib, Ataur Rahman Dhali, Nazmul Haque Nannu, Afzal H Khan, Abdus Salam, Afroza Khanam Rita, Abdul Hai Sikder, Ariful Haque Chowdhury and Mujibur Rahman Sarwar.

Other members are Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal, Nazim Uddin Alam, Khairul Kabir Khokon, Habib-un-Nabi Khan Sohel, Shaheed Uddin Chowdhury Anee, Abdus Salam Azad, Syed Emran Saleh Prince, Nur Mohammad Khan, Asadul Habib Dulu, Kamruzzaman Ratan, Azizul Bari Helal, Mir Sarfat Ali Sapu, Shirin Sultana, Abul Kalam Azad Siddique, Aninda Islam Amit, Amirul Islam Alim, Benazir Ahmed Titu, Muhammad Munir Hossain, Asadul Karim Shaheen, Shamimur Rahman Shamim, Afroza Abbas, Sultana Ahmed, Saiful Islam Shishir, Mostafizur Rahman Babul, Fakir Mahbub Anam Swapan, Saeed Sohrawardy, Takdir Hossain Md Jasim, Abdul Latif Jony, Md Abdul Matin and SM Obaidul Haque Nasir.

The remaining members are Mohammad Ali, Md Mainul Islam, Anwar Hossain, Abdul Monaem Munna, Maulana Shah Mohammad Nesarul Haque, Hasan Zafir Tuhin, Shahidul Islam Babul, SM Jilani, Rajib Ahsan, Helal Khan, Nurul Islam Khan Nasim, Ishtiaq Aziz Ulfat, Abul Kalam Azad, Engineer Ishraque Hossain, Shafiqul Islam Khan Milton, SM Jahangir, Tanvir Ahmed Robin, Nurul Islam Nayan, Maulana Md Selim Reza, Maulana Abul Hossain, Zakir Hossain Rokon, Haji Mujibur Rahman, Hasanujjamil Shaheen, Rabiul Awal Lavlu, Md Mahmudul Haque Sanu, SK Sadi, Shyamol Hor, Rakibul Islam Rakib and Nasir Uddin Nasir.

The 50th death anniversary of Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani will be observed across the country on Tuesday (17 November).