Cabinet approves Sheikh Kamal’s birth anniv in ‘ka’ class

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BSS, Dhaka :
The cabinet approved the proposal of Ministry of Youth and Sports (MOYAS) by including Shaheed Captain Sheikh Kamal’s birth anniversary in ‘ka’ class in order to observe the day nationally on August 5,a MOYAS press release said on Monday.
The proposal was approved in a cabinet meeting held in Secretariat with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair of virtual platform from Ganabhaban.
State Minister for Youth and Sports Mohammad Zahid Ahsan Russell MP made the request in the meeting to seek approval to include Sheikh Kamal’s birth anniversary in ‘ka’ class.
The State Minister in the meeting said we the MOYAS for the first time have been able to observe the Sheikh Kamal’s birth anniversary nationally this year. Sheikh Kamal was a leading figure in the sports and cultural movement in Bangladesh.
The State Minister said Kamal, the eldest son of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was a combat soldier, heroic freedom fighter in the liberation war of 1971, a symbol of eternal youth and talented lively person. He grew up embracing patriotism and a man of multitude talents.
Sheikh Kamal was a meritorious student. He studied the SSC from Shahin School and HSC from Dhaka College and finally obtained a BA (honours) degree from the Social Science Department of the Dhaka University, he added.
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