Abdur Razzaq’s 8th death anniversary

Today marks the eighth death anniversary of veteran Awami League leader Abdur Razzaq, one of the organisers of the Liberation War and a close associate of Bangabandhu.

To mark the day, Awami League leaders, led by the party’s General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader, will pay homage to the veteran leader by placing a wreath at his grave at Banani graveyard.

On the occasion, Abdur Razzaq Foundation and Abdur Razzaq Smriti Sangsad will organise a discussion at TSC.

President of Abdur Razzaq Smriti Sangsad Prof Dr Abdul Mannan Chowdhury will preside over the meeting.

Abdur Razzaq was a front-ranking organiser and leader of every democratic movement of the nation from his student life till his death. He played an active role in the education movement of 1962, the six-point movement of 1966, the mass uprising of 1969, and the Liberation War of 1971.

Razzaq was elected the general secretary of Bangladesh Chhatra League in 1966-67 and 1967-68.

He was elected a member of the parliament for the first time in 1970. He served as a parliamentarian in 1973, 1991,1996 and 2009 as well.

Razzaq was the water resources minister in the Awami League-led government of 1996.

On December 23, 2011, Abdur Razzaq passed away at a London hospital.