The 60th death anniversary of Sher-e-Bangla Abul Kashem Fazlul Huq will be observed in the country in a befitting manner today.
Sher-e-Bangla Abul Kashem Fazlul Huq was a famous Bengali legislator, politician, and statesman. He was one of the paramount political leaders in British India and later in Pakistan.
He comes to the timeline when officially introduced Lahore Resolution in 1940. He became the member of Bengal Legislative Council in 193 from Dacca and served on the council for 21 years.
Abul Kashem Fazlul Huq, popularly known as Sher-e-Bangla or Huq Saheb, was born on 26 October 1873, at his maternal uncle’s house at Saturia, a prosperous village in the Southern part of the district of Bakerganj. But his ancestral house was at Chakhar, a village 14 miles away from Barisal town.
In 1913, Fazlul Huq became the secretary of the Bengal Provincial Muslim League. He was General Secretary of the Indian National Congress from 1916 to 1918.
A K Fazlul Huq became Prime Minister, being a member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly. During the 1950s, he was Home Minister of Constituent Assembly of Pakistan. He was the Chief Minister of East Bengal in 1954.
Huq was an eminent public leader who had held many high political posts including the Mayor of Calcutta (1935), Chief Minister of undivided Bengal (1937-1943) and East Bengal (1954), Home Minister of Pakistan (1955) and Governor of East Pakistan (1956-58).
Different political parties and socio-cultural and professional bodies will participate in various programs to observe the day.
President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina issued separate messages marking the death anniversary of Sher-e-Bangla.
The ruling Awami League will pay tribute to the great leader by placing wreaths at his grave at 8:00am.
The ruling party will also hold a recitation of Surah Fatiha and offer prayers for salvation of the departed soul at Sher-e-Bangla’s grave in the city.
