Staff Reporter :
Veteran leftist politician Ajoy Roy passed away at his Dhanmondi residence in Dhaka on Monday at the age of 89.
Ajoy Roy, President of Sammilita Samajik
Andolon, was also a coordinator of a platform against communalism and militancy.
After prolonged illness, Roy breathed his last at 5:30am. He was suffering from old age complications.
He left behind his wife, two daughters, one son and thousands of well-wishers to mourn his death.
His body has been kept at the mortuary of Dhaka’s BIRDEM Hospital, said former leftist student leader Bappaditya Basu.
Roy’s mortal remains will be taken to the Central Shaheed Minar on Wednesday for a citizens’ tribute.
As per his wish, he will be buried at his village home in Kishoreganj later in the day, instead of being cremated.
Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) President Mujahidul Islam Selim said Roy was with the CPB until 1993. “We deeply mourn his death. He contributed a lot to the CPB and the betterment of the common people.”
The veteran leftist leader had actively taken part in movements opposing British rule in India as well as was one of the organisers of Bangladesh’s War of Independence in 1971.
Born on December 30, 1928 in Mymensingh, Roy got involved with the Communist Party while studying in school at India’s Varanasi.
After his father’s death, he returned to Bangladesh and completed his masters in Economics in 1944. He then went back to his ancestral home in Kishoreganj and joined the Communist Party.
Roy worked with eminent communist leaders of the 1950s, such as Nagen Sarkar, Wali Newaz Khan and Mani Singh.
In 1972, he was elected a member of the CPB’s central body during its second congress. After the CPB split in 1993, he formed a separate party ‘Communist Kendra’ with Wazedul Islam Khan, which did not last for long.
In 2010, he formed a civic body ‘Sammilita Samajik Andolon’.
Roy had authored several books on Bangladesh covering politics, economy, movements and land management. He was also a columnist.
Veteran leftist politician Ajoy Roy passed away at his Dhanmondi residence in Dhaka on Monday at the age of 89.
Ajoy Roy, President of Sammilita Samajik
Andolon, was also a coordinator of a platform against communalism and militancy.
After prolonged illness, Roy breathed his last at 5:30am. He was suffering from old age complications.
He left behind his wife, two daughters, one son and thousands of well-wishers to mourn his death.
His body has been kept at the mortuary of Dhaka’s BIRDEM Hospital, said former leftist student leader Bappaditya Basu.
Roy’s mortal remains will be taken to the Central Shaheed Minar on Wednesday for a citizens’ tribute.
As per his wish, he will be buried at his village home in Kishoreganj later in the day, instead of being cremated.
Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) President Mujahidul Islam Selim said Roy was with the CPB until 1993. “We deeply mourn his death. He contributed a lot to the CPB and the betterment of the common people.”
The veteran leftist leader had actively taken part in movements opposing British rule in India as well as was one of the organisers of Bangladesh’s War of Independence in 1971.
Born on December 30, 1928 in Mymensingh, Roy got involved with the Communist Party while studying in school at India’s Varanasi.
After his father’s death, he returned to Bangladesh and completed his masters in Economics in 1944. He then went back to his ancestral home in Kishoreganj and joined the Communist Party.
Roy worked with eminent communist leaders of the 1950s, such as Nagen Sarkar, Wali Newaz Khan and Mani Singh.
In 1972, he was elected a member of the CPB’s central body during its second congress. After the CPB split in 1993, he formed a separate party ‘Communist Kendra’ with Wazedul Islam Khan, which did not last for long.
In 2010, he formed a civic body ‘Sammilita Samajik Andolon’.
Roy had authored several books on Bangladesh covering politics, economy, movements and land management. He was also a columnist.
