bdnews24.com :
Like every year, 2017 has seen the passing of some distinguished personalities in politics, film, education and literature in Bangladesh. bdnews24.com chronicles their lives and contributions in a year-end flashback.
Veteran Awami League politician Suranjit Sengupta died at the age of 71 on Feb 5.
The eloquent parliamentarian and a freedom fighter, who was a member of the first committee to formulate the Constitution, died of a low haemoglobin count.
The five-time lawmaker from Sunamganj served as the chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs until he passed away.
Suranjit became a Cabinet member for the first time in 2011, but his short stint as a minister did not end well.
Within five months of obtaining the portfolio of the newly-formed railways ministry, he found himself in a soup, when his assistant personal secretary was arrested by police in possession of a huge amount of cash.
Suranjit resigned in disgrace after the incident, but Prime Minister
Sheikh Hasina did not accept it and kept him as a minister without a portfolio. Suranjit was one of the youngest members of the East Pakistan Provincial Assembly in 1970. He has been a member of parliament for most of the four decades since Bangladesh’s independence. He took part in the 1971 Liberation War as a sub-commander of the Sector-5. Noted film actor Miju Ahmed died on Mar 27 at the age of 64. Ahmed, best known for his film-roles as a villain, had also produced a number of movies under his production agency Friends Movies.
He received the National Award in 1992. The actor made his debut in 1978 and soon soared to the peak of popularity.
His blockbuster hits include Trishna (1978), Surrender (1987), Chakar (1992), Soleman Danga (1992), Tyag (1993), Bashira (1996), Ajker Shantrashi (1996), Hangor Nadi Grenade (1997), Kuli (1997), Lal Baadshah (1999), Gunda Number One (2000), Big Boss (2003), and Bhondo Ojha (2006).
Reputed musician Lucky Akhand died after a long battle with lung cancer on Apr 21. He was 60. Akhand was a rage in the 1980s, when he hit the limelight as a singer, lyricist, composer and music director all at the same time.
Eiye Neel Monihar, Amay Deko Na, Ritiniti Jani Na, Age Jodi Jantam and Sumona are some of his songs that earned him a huge fan following.
After his brother Happy Akhand, one of the pioneers of pop music in Bangladesh, died in 1987, Lucky Akhand withdrew himself from music. Freedom fighter Ziauddin Ahmed, who headed battles in the Sundarbans during the Liberation War, died of liver ailments on Jul 28 in Singapore. He was 67.
Ziauddin was the commanding officer for the First East Bengal Regiment fighting the 1971 war against Pakistan under Sector-9.
He served as the Pirojpur municipality chairman between 1989 and 1991. Locals often referred to him as the Mukuthin Samrat, or Crownless Emperor.
The freedom fighter led the fight against Pakistani soldiers in the Sundarbans as a sub-sector commander of Sector-9.
He later started a non-political organisation for the forest’s protection.
Ziauddin had been the chairman of Dubla Fisherman Group, and worked to eliminate bandits from the Sundarbans. He was injured during a gun battle with the forest’s bandits in 2013.
Like every year, 2017 has seen the passing of some distinguished personalities in politics, film, education and literature in Bangladesh. bdnews24.com chronicles their lives and contributions in a year-end flashback.
Veteran Awami League politician Suranjit Sengupta died at the age of 71 on Feb 5.
The eloquent parliamentarian and a freedom fighter, who was a member of the first committee to formulate the Constitution, died of a low haemoglobin count.
The five-time lawmaker from Sunamganj served as the chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs until he passed away.
Suranjit became a Cabinet member for the first time in 2011, but his short stint as a minister did not end well.
Within five months of obtaining the portfolio of the newly-formed railways ministry, he found himself in a soup, when his assistant personal secretary was arrested by police in possession of a huge amount of cash.
Suranjit resigned in disgrace after the incident, but Prime Minister
Sheikh Hasina did not accept it and kept him as a minister without a portfolio. Suranjit was one of the youngest members of the East Pakistan Provincial Assembly in 1970. He has been a member of parliament for most of the four decades since Bangladesh’s independence. He took part in the 1971 Liberation War as a sub-commander of the Sector-5. Noted film actor Miju Ahmed died on Mar 27 at the age of 64. Ahmed, best known for his film-roles as a villain, had also produced a number of movies under his production agency Friends Movies.
He received the National Award in 1992. The actor made his debut in 1978 and soon soared to the peak of popularity.
His blockbuster hits include Trishna (1978), Surrender (1987), Chakar (1992), Soleman Danga (1992), Tyag (1993), Bashira (1996), Ajker Shantrashi (1996), Hangor Nadi Grenade (1997), Kuli (1997), Lal Baadshah (1999), Gunda Number One (2000), Big Boss (2003), and Bhondo Ojha (2006).
Reputed musician Lucky Akhand died after a long battle with lung cancer on Apr 21. He was 60. Akhand was a rage in the 1980s, when he hit the limelight as a singer, lyricist, composer and music director all at the same time.
Eiye Neel Monihar, Amay Deko Na, Ritiniti Jani Na, Age Jodi Jantam and Sumona are some of his songs that earned him a huge fan following.
After his brother Happy Akhand, one of the pioneers of pop music in Bangladesh, died in 1987, Lucky Akhand withdrew himself from music. Freedom fighter Ziauddin Ahmed, who headed battles in the Sundarbans during the Liberation War, died of liver ailments on Jul 28 in Singapore. He was 67.
Ziauddin was the commanding officer for the First East Bengal Regiment fighting the 1971 war against Pakistan under Sector-9.
He served as the Pirojpur municipality chairman between 1989 and 1991. Locals often referred to him as the Mukuthin Samrat, or Crownless Emperor.
The freedom fighter led the fight against Pakistani soldiers in the Sundarbans as a sub-sector commander of Sector-9.
He later started a non-political organisation for the forest’s protection.
Ziauddin had been the chairman of Dubla Fisherman Group, and worked to eliminate bandits from the Sundarbans. He was injured during a gun battle with the forest’s bandits in 2013.
