City Desk :
The first death anniversary of former senior secretary of the Defence Ministry Abdullah Al Mohsin Chowdhury will be observed today.
Marking the day, Defence Ministry will hold a virtual discussion and a doa mahfil will also be held at the initiative of his family members at his village home in Cumilla, said his younger brother Abdullah Al Masud Chowdhury, also an additional secretary of the Security Services Division under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Abdullah Al Mohsin Chowdhury, who had been suffering from Covid-19, breathed his last on June 29, 2020 at Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in the city.
Later, he was laid to eternal rest at Banani Military Graveyard.
Abdullah Al Mohsin Chowdhury was promoted to senior secretary while undergoing treatment.
Mohsin Chowdhury, also younger brother of Dr Kamal Abdul Naser Chowdhury, Chief Coordinator of the National Implementation Committee for the Celebration of the Birth Centenary of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, had served as the secretary at the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change before he joined the Ministry of Defence.
He also worked at the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Industries, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, and the Prime Minister’s Office in different positions, apart from working in the field as assistant commissioner and magistrate throughout his long career.
Mohsin Chowdhury, who was survived by his wife, a son and a daughter, was born on January 1, 1963 in the village of Bijoy Kara under Chauddagram upazila of Cumilla district.
He was the member of 1985 batch of BCS (Administration) cadre.
