Staff Reporter :Leaders of Bangladesh National Awami Party (Bangladesh NAP) at a discussion on Friday recalled the contributions of late politician Mashiur Rahman Jadu Miah in restoring multi-party democracy in the country. Now the country needs leaders like Jadu Miah to overcome the ongoing political crisis. Bangladesh NAP arranged the discussion at Nayapaltan in the city to mark the 37th death anniversary of Jadu Miah, former Minister and Chairman of the party. The party organised a doa mahfil after the discussion. NAP Secretary General M. Golam Mustafa Bhuiyan chaired the function, while Chairman of Jatiya Dal Advocate Syed Ehsanul Huda, NAP leaders Syed Shahajhan Saju, Nurul Aman Chowdhury, Ahsan Habib Khaza, Md Kamal Bhuiyan, Motiara Chowdhury Minu, Shahidunnabi Dablu and Ansar Rahman Sikder were also present, among others. Golam Mustafa Bhuiyan said that Jadu Mia initiated the process of transformation into democratic system from military rule after the political changeover in 1975. The veteran politician read the pulse of people and took part in all the democratic movements. The country’s history will remain incomplete without Jadu Miah, he added. Born in greater Rangpur in 1924, Jadu Miah died on March 12 in 1979 when he was a Senior Minister with status of Prime Minister. He was an elected member of National Council of Pakistan in 1962 and led the council as Deputy Leader of the opposition.
