Justice Abu Sayeed’s death anniversary today
A dua mahfil has been arranged for him at Dabail Jamia Ashrafia Madrasha in Tangail, reads a press release
Today is the 38th death anniversary of Justice Abu Sayeed Chowdhury, a leading organiser of Bangladesh's Liberation War and a former president.
A dua mahfil has been arranged for him at Dabail Jamia Ashrafia Madrasha in Tangail, reads a press release.
His children have requested everyone to pray for the salvation of his departed soul.
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Justice Abu Sayeed spontaneously resigned as vice chancellor of Dhaka University on 15 March 1971, to protest the killing of two students by the Pakistani Occupation Army on campus.
He later played a key role in rallying international support for Bangladesh as a special envoy of the provisional government.
In September 1971, he led a distinguished 16-member Bangladeshi delegation to the UN General Assembly. At that time, he was head of Bangladesh Missions in London and New York.
In 1985, he was unanimously elected chairman of the UN Human Rights Commission.
In the 1980s, Justice Abu Sayeed was a key figure in the anti-autocracy movement. He authored five books on the Liberation War, human rights, and law. He also made significant contributions to various religious and charitable establishments in Tangail.
He was the only son of former provincial assembly speaker Abdul Hamid Chowdhury.
His sons are former minister of state for Foreign Affairs, Abul Hasan Chowdhury, and ex-banker Lion Abul Kasem Chowdhury.
