Mahbubur Rahman Palash
Sheikh Fazlul Haque Moni is the founder Chairman of Bangladesh Awami Jubo League, the youth wing of Bangladesh Awami League. I am not fortunate to see him physically due to my age. But the curiosity to know him is increasing day by day, especially about his involvement with youth politics.
Sheikh Fazlul Haque Moni was born on 4th December 1939 in Tungipara in a renowned Sheikh family. His mother’s name is Asiya Khatun. His father Sheikh Nurul Haque was the brother-in-law of Bangabandhu.
Sheikh Moni got Matriculation certificate from Nabakumar institute in Dhaka in 1956, Intermediate from Jagannath College (now University) in Dhaka in 1958, BA from BM College in Barisal in 1960 and MA in Bangla Language and Literature from Dhaka University in 1962. He later completed LLB degree. Sheikh Moni was involved in student politics. In 1960-63, he was elected general secretary of the Central Chhatra League.
In 1962, Sheikh Moni was arrested for leading a movement against the “Hamidur Rahman Education Commission” and was released after six months without trial. Sheikh Moni’s MA degree was cancelled as he led the movement not to take degree certificate from the then Governor Monaim Khan at the convocation ceremony of Dhaka University in 1964 as a part of protest of the anti-people education policy and the government’s repression. And after some days he was arrested for that.
Until December 1965, he was detained under the National Defense Act. During this time many false cases were filed against him. In 1966, Bangabandhu organized the working class people of Dhaka-Narayanganj in a historic movement on the 6-point programme, the Charter of Independence. At that time Bangabandhu was in jail. He played a vital role to implement the historic 7th June strike.
If this strike was not successful, the struggle for the liberation of Bengalis would have been delayed. For this reason, the Pakistani government issued a warrant against him and arrested him in July. He was released after the success of 69 mass movements. He was one of the planners of the 1970 general election.
The Founder President of Jubo League Sheikh Fazlul Haque Moni was a talented youth leader. This heroic freedom fighter was a journalist, a writer and a devoted lover of Bengali culture. He started youth politics in this country by establishing Jubo League in 1972 under the direction of The Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. I am amazed and overwhelmed to know about this young leader who had excellent qualities of a great youth leader.
What makes a person to be able to possess so many qualities? I keep searching in my minds who were his contemporary politicians? I am lucky to have Syed Rezaur Rahman, an advisory council member of Awami League and the prosecutor of the International War Crimes Tribunal.
One day when I asked him about Moni Bhai, I learnt that Syed Rezaur Rahman was Moni Bhai’s personal companion. Rezaur Rahman was Member of the convening committee of the Bangladesh Awami Juba League and later a member of the Presidium and one of the members of Mujib Bahini. He said, Moni Bhai was a genius in one word; Bangabandhu brought his own nephew to politics after observing the intellectual thinking and courage of Moni Bhai.
The learned lawyer Rezaur said, do you know why the assassins killed sheikh Moni before Bangabandhu on 15th August, 1975? I remained silent lowering my head as he said, we should think seriously to get the answer.
Advocate Rezaur Rahman suggested me to publish a memorandum to inform the new generation about Sheikh Moni. I dare to write about this pioneer of youth politics in Bangladesh with my mental strength but as I go deeper, I am amazed and again, I feel the excitement to write about such a genius! The 4th December is the birthday of the leader in the icon of youth politics. Although millions of youth are involved in youth politics, we do not know much about Sheikh Moni. He was the commander of the “Mujib Bahini” a force formed during the war of liberation.
Sheikh Moni was a journalist, writer and devotee of Bengali culture. On 21 February 1972, the weekly Banglar Bani was converted into a daily under his editorship. On August 23, 1973, he published a weekly cinematography magazine. On 7th June 1974, the English daily Bangladesh Times was published under his editorship. A collection of his stories was first published in 1969, recently re-published under the title “Gitaraya”. A tele-film was telecast about the story “Obanchito”. He is the founder of “Shapla Kuri Asar”, an organization of children and teenagers. The current chairman of Jubo League Professor Sheikh Fazle Shams (Parash) has transformed the Jubo League as a humanitarian youth organisation according to his father ideology. We are proud to have the current chairman.
(The writer is Vice-President of Dhaka Mahanagar South Jubo League).
Sheikh Fazlul Haque Moni is the founder Chairman of Bangladesh Awami Jubo League, the youth wing of Bangladesh Awami League. I am not fortunate to see him physically due to my age. But the curiosity to know him is increasing day by day, especially about his involvement with youth politics.
Sheikh Fazlul Haque Moni was born on 4th December 1939 in Tungipara in a renowned Sheikh family. His mother’s name is Asiya Khatun. His father Sheikh Nurul Haque was the brother-in-law of Bangabandhu.
Sheikh Moni got Matriculation certificate from Nabakumar institute in Dhaka in 1956, Intermediate from Jagannath College (now University) in Dhaka in 1958, BA from BM College in Barisal in 1960 and MA in Bangla Language and Literature from Dhaka University in 1962. He later completed LLB degree. Sheikh Moni was involved in student politics. In 1960-63, he was elected general secretary of the Central Chhatra League.
In 1962, Sheikh Moni was arrested for leading a movement against the “Hamidur Rahman Education Commission” and was released after six months without trial. Sheikh Moni’s MA degree was cancelled as he led the movement not to take degree certificate from the then Governor Monaim Khan at the convocation ceremony of Dhaka University in 1964 as a part of protest of the anti-people education policy and the government’s repression. And after some days he was arrested for that.
Until December 1965, he was detained under the National Defense Act. During this time many false cases were filed against him. In 1966, Bangabandhu organized the working class people of Dhaka-Narayanganj in a historic movement on the 6-point programme, the Charter of Independence. At that time Bangabandhu was in jail. He played a vital role to implement the historic 7th June strike.
If this strike was not successful, the struggle for the liberation of Bengalis would have been delayed. For this reason, the Pakistani government issued a warrant against him and arrested him in July. He was released after the success of 69 mass movements. He was one of the planners of the 1970 general election.
The Founder President of Jubo League Sheikh Fazlul Haque Moni was a talented youth leader. This heroic freedom fighter was a journalist, a writer and a devoted lover of Bengali culture. He started youth politics in this country by establishing Jubo League in 1972 under the direction of The Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. I am amazed and overwhelmed to know about this young leader who had excellent qualities of a great youth leader.
What makes a person to be able to possess so many qualities? I keep searching in my minds who were his contemporary politicians? I am lucky to have Syed Rezaur Rahman, an advisory council member of Awami League and the prosecutor of the International War Crimes Tribunal.
One day when I asked him about Moni Bhai, I learnt that Syed Rezaur Rahman was Moni Bhai’s personal companion. Rezaur Rahman was Member of the convening committee of the Bangladesh Awami Juba League and later a member of the Presidium and one of the members of Mujib Bahini. He said, Moni Bhai was a genius in one word; Bangabandhu brought his own nephew to politics after observing the intellectual thinking and courage of Moni Bhai.
The learned lawyer Rezaur said, do you know why the assassins killed sheikh Moni before Bangabandhu on 15th August, 1975? I remained silent lowering my head as he said, we should think seriously to get the answer.
Advocate Rezaur Rahman suggested me to publish a memorandum to inform the new generation about Sheikh Moni. I dare to write about this pioneer of youth politics in Bangladesh with my mental strength but as I go deeper, I am amazed and again, I feel the excitement to write about such a genius! The 4th December is the birthday of the leader in the icon of youth politics. Although millions of youth are involved in youth politics, we do not know much about Sheikh Moni. He was the commander of the “Mujib Bahini” a force formed during the war of liberation.
Sheikh Moni was a journalist, writer and devotee of Bengali culture. On 21 February 1972, the weekly Banglar Bani was converted into a daily under his editorship. On August 23, 1973, he published a weekly cinematography magazine. On 7th June 1974, the English daily Bangladesh Times was published under his editorship. A collection of his stories was first published in 1969, recently re-published under the title “Gitaraya”. A tele-film was telecast about the story “Obanchito”. He is the founder of “Shapla Kuri Asar”, an organization of children and teenagers. The current chairman of Jubo League Professor Sheikh Fazle Shams (Parash) has transformed the Jubo League as a humanitarian youth organisation according to his father ideology. We are proud to have the current chairman.
(The writer is Vice-President of Dhaka Mahanagar South Jubo League).
