Syed Ashraful was a very gentle and wise politician of the country, said Mahbubul Alam Hanif
Former Awami League General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam Dhaka Tribune
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Publish : 03 Jan 2022, 08:58 PMUpdate : 03 Jan 2022, 08:58 PM
The third death anniversary of formerAwami League General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam was observed on Monday in Dhaka and his native district Kishoreganj through arranging various programs and showing homage to the late Awami League leader.
Different organizations, including Syed Ashraful Islam Smriti Sangsad, placed wreaths on the grave of Ashraf at Banani in the morning.
Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif, Office Secretary Barrister Biplab Barua, Deputy Office Secretary Aminul Islam Amin, central committee member Mahrufa Akhter Poly, lawmaker Rubina Mira, party leader Bolaram Poddar and Awami League agriculture and cooperatives sub-committee member Anwarul Kabir were, among others, present on the occasion.
Hanif said Syed Ashraful was a very gentle and wise politician of the country.
"Syed Ashraf was one of the dependable vanguards of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and he was a fearless politician," he said.
"The role Syed Ashraf had played during the caretaker government in 2007, when the conspiracy started in the country's politics through the arrest of two leaders, will be remembered forever," the Awami League joint general secretary said.
He said Syed Ashraf also played a significant role in tackling the tough situation created by Hefazat-e-Islam on May 5, 2013.
Kishoreganj 1 constituency lawmaker Dr Syeda Zakia Noor, the younger sister of Syed Ashraful, offered doa seeking divine blessings for eternal peace of the departed soul of her late brother.
On behalf of the family of Ashraf, Syeda Zakia Noor requested the country's people to pray for the eternal peace of her brother.
Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Md Tajul Islam and State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain also placed wreaths on the grave of Ashraf on the occasion.
Later, leaders of different social, cultural and political organizations, including Swechchhasebak League and Bangabandhu Sangskritik Jote, placed wreaths separately on the grave of the late Awami League leader.
Ashraf was elected as a lawmaker from Kishoregani 1 constituency for fifth consecutive term in December 30 polls. But he died on January 3 in 2019 at the age of 68 when other elected MPs of 11th Jatiya Sangsad took oath.
He was born in Mymensingh in 1952. His father Syed Nazrul Islam was acting president of Mujibnagar government in 1971 and one of the key organizers of Bangladesh independence struggle.
Ashraf took part in the 1971 Liberation War, while he was an active freedom fighter, who was trained in Dehradun in India.
3rd death anniversary of Syed Ashraf observed
The third death anniversary of formerAwami League General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam was observed on Monday in Dhaka and his native district Kishoreganj through arranging various programs and showing homage to the late Awami League leader.
Different organizations, including Syed Ashraful Islam Smriti Sangsad, placed wreaths on the grave of Ashraf at Banani in the morning.
Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif, Office Secretary Barrister Biplab Barua, Deputy Office Secretary Aminul Islam Amin, central committee member Mahrufa Akhter Poly, lawmaker Rubina Mira, party leader Bolaram Poddar and Awami League agriculture and cooperatives sub-committee member Anwarul Kabir were, among others, present on the occasion.
Hanif said Syed Ashraful was a very gentle and wise politician of the country.
"Syed Ashraf was one of the dependable vanguards of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and he was a fearless politician," he said.
"The role Syed Ashraf had played during the caretaker government in 2007, when the conspiracy started in the country's politics through the arrest of two leaders, will be remembered forever," the Awami League joint general secretary said.
He said Syed Ashraf also played a significant role in tackling the tough situation created by Hefazat-e-Islam on May 5, 2013.
Kishoreganj 1 constituency lawmaker Dr Syeda Zakia Noor, the younger sister of Syed Ashraful, offered doa seeking divine blessings for eternal peace of the departed soul of her late brother.
On behalf of the family of Ashraf, Syeda Zakia Noor requested the country's people to pray for the eternal peace of her brother.
Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Md Tajul Islam and State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain also placed wreaths on the grave of Ashraf on the occasion.
Later, leaders of different social, cultural and political organizations, including Swechchhasebak League and Bangabandhu Sangskritik Jote, placed wreaths separately on the grave of the late Awami League leader.
Ashraf was elected as a lawmaker from Kishoregani 1 constituency for fifth consecutive term in December 30 polls. But he died on January 3 in 2019 at the age of 68 when other elected MPs of 11th Jatiya Sangsad took oath.
He was born in Mymensingh in 1952. His father Syed Nazrul Islam was acting president of Mujibnagar government in 1971 and one of the key organizers of Bangladesh independence struggle.
Ashraf took part in the 1971 Liberation War, while he was an active freedom fighter, who was trained in Dehradun in India.
He was also engaged in various social activities.