C T Online Desk: Aug 5, 2022- The 73rd birth anniversary of Muktijudda Sheikh Kamal, the eldest son of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was observed in Chattogram and its adjacent districts in a befitting manner today.
Different sports and socio-cultural and political organisations, including Awami League (AL), have taken elaborate programmes to observe the birthday of Kamal,
who was born on August 5, 1949 at Tungipara in Gopalganj and was a former executive member of the central committee of Bangladesh Chhatra League.
To mark the day, leaders and workers of the city unit AL and its associate bodies paid homage to Sheikh Kamal by placing floral wreaths at his portrait at Darul Fazal Market
of its city AL office around 12:01 am.
Later, recitation of the Holy Quran, milad and doa mahfil were held at Darul Fazal market office.
They also held a discussion at the party office highlighting the life and works of Sheikh Kamal. The meeting was followed by a milad mahfil seeking blessings of the
almighty Allah for eternal peace of the departed soul.
Deputy Commissioner (DC) Md Mominur Rahman, political leaders, and government officials of the district placed wreaths at the portrait of Shaheed Sheikh Kamal at
Bangabandhu Mural square in front of the district administration office around 10 am.
A discussion meeting was also held in the Deputy Commissioner’s conference room in this regard.
The meeting was followed by a milad mahfil seeking blessings of the Almighty Allah for eternal peace of the departed soul.
Chattogram City Corporation observed the birth anniversary of Sheikh Kamal by placing floral wreaths on the portraits of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Shaheed Sheikh Kamal on its Nagar bhaban premises.
Later a discussion meeting was held in Mayor Conference room highlighting the life and works of Sheikh Kamal.
The meeting was also followed by a milad mahfil seeking blessings of the Almighty Allah for eternal peace of the departed soul.
Besides, Chattogram north and south district AL also placed floral wreaths at their respective offices and chalked out day-long separate programmes to observe the
birth anniversary of Shaheed Sheikh Kamal.
Different educational institutions including Chattogram University, CUET and Chattogram College also organized similar programmes, milad mahfil and special prayers separately.
