Suhrawardy's anniversary of death today
Today is the 51st death anniversary of Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, one of the most powerful political leaders of the Indian sub-continent, who was also a mentor to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Marking the day, different socio-political, cultural and professional organisations have chalked out various programmes.
President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in separate messages, expressed their profound respect to him.
According to the Banglapedia, Suhrawardy was deputy mayor of Calcutta city in 1924, labour and commerce minister in AK Fazlul Huq's Praja-League coalition government, civil supplies minister in Khwaja Nazimuddin's cabinet during 1943-1945.
He was also chief minister of undivided Bengal during 1946-1947, law minister in Mohammad Ali's cabinet in Pakistan during 1954-1955, and finally, prime minister of Pakistan for 13 months during 1956-1957.
Suhrawardy died on this day in 1963 in Lebanon and was buried in Dhaka.
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