National FF Foundation
A discussion marking the National Mourning Day and 42nd martyrdom anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman organised by National FF Foundation was held at its office in the city’s Kakrail on Saturday. In the programme the speakers paid rich tributes to those who embraced martyrdom in 15th August, 1975 carnage. The function was addressed, among others, by Chairman of Bangladesh Press Council Justice Momtaj Uddin Ahmed and Secretary General of the foundation Mahiuddin Ahmed. Chairman of the foundation Dr SM Zahangir Alam presided over the event.
Greater Jessore Samity, Dhaka
A memorial meeting on former lawmaker and valiant freedom fighter Advocate Khan Tipu Sultan organised jointly by Greater Jessore Samity and Jessore Unnayan O Bibhag Bastobayon Parishad, Dhaka was held at Greater Jessore Bhaban in the city’s Nilkhet on Friday. In the programme the speakers highlighted the colourful political life and works of Advocate Khan Tipu Sultan and paid their respect to him. Later, on behalf of the organisations, a memorandum on the deceased was handed over to his nephew S M Zakir Hossain. Tipu Sultan, a valiant freedom fighter and lawmaker from Jessore-3(Monirampur), died of a severe stroke at a hospital in the city recently. The function was addressed, among others, by General Secretary of Greater Jessore Samity Kazi Rafiqul Islam, Acting President of Jessore Bibhag Bastobayaon Parishad Shailendra Nath Saha, President of Jessore Zila Samity Prof. Dr Abdur Rashid, Nephew of Tipu Sultan S M Zakir Hossain, General Secretary of Bibhag Bastobayon Parishad Md Hasanuzzaman Bipul, Treasurer of Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) Madhusudan Mondal, President of Khulna Divisional Lawyers Association Advocate Bivash Chandra Biswas and former Assistant Attorney General Miah Sirajul Islam. Vice- President of Greater Jessore Samity Prof. Muhammad Abdul Latif presided over the event.
