{"id":80284,"date":"2022-08-05T14:25:43","date_gmt":"2022-08-05T14:25:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=80284"},"modified":"2022-08-05T14:25:43","modified_gmt":"2022-08-05T14:25:43","slug":"sheikh-kamals-73rd-birth-anniversary-being-observed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=80284","title":{"rendered":"Sheikh Kamal’s 73rd birth anniversary being observed"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Dhaka: <\/strong>The 73rd birth anniversary of Sheikh Kamal, the eldest son of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, is being observed in a befitting manner today, reports BSS.<\/p>\n

Born on August 5, 1949 at Tungipara in Gopalganj, Sheikh Kamal was a former executive member of the central committee of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student wing of Awami League (AL).<\/p>\n

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Different sports and socio-cultural organisations, including the ruling Awami League, have taken elaborate programmes to observe the day.<\/p>\n

Marking the day, AL and its associate bodies paid homage to Sheikh Kamal by placing floral wreaths at his portrait on the premises of Abahani Club at Dhanmondi at 8:00 am. Wreaths also were laid at his grave at Banani Graveyard at 9:15am. Later, Quran Khwani, milad and doa mahfil will be held.<\/p>\n

Besides, Abahani Limited has chalked out day-long programmes to observe the birth anniversary of its founder Shaheed Sheikh Kamal.<\/p>\n

The directors, officials and players of Abahani Club will pay tribute to Sheikh Kamal by placing wreaths at his portrait on the club premises at 12:01 am (early Friday) and offer special prayers seeking eternal peace for the departed soul of Kamal.<\/p>\n

The programmes also include day-long recitation from the Holy Quran, a virtual discussion on the life and works of Sheikh Kamal at 4 pm and doa mahfil at the club Bhaban after the Asar prayers tomorrow maintaining social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n

After passing secondary examination from Shahin School and higher secondary exam from Dhaka College, Sheikh Kamal obtained his Bachelor of Arts (BA) from Social Science Department of Dhaka University.<\/p>\n

He was also a student of Setar musical department of Chayanat, a reputed cultural entity in the country.<\/p>\n

Kamal was not only the founder of Abahani Krira Chakra, one of the best sports organizations in the subcontinent and pioneer of modern football in Bangladesh, he was also a founder-member of Dhaka Theatre.<\/p>\n

He was well-known as an actor in the Dhaka University\u2019s drama arena.<\/p>\n

Since his childhood, Kamal was very much enthusiastic about different sports including football, cricket, hockey and basket-ball.<\/p>\n

Sheikh Kamal was commissioned in the Muktibahini after receiving training from the first war course in independent Bangladesh and served as ADC of General MAG Osmani, the commander-in-chief of the Liberation War in 1971.<\/p>\n

After the country\u2019s independence, Sheikh Kamal retired from the army and paid attention to the study.<\/p>\n

Kamal was a Master\u2019s (final year) examinee and a member of the Jatiya Chhatra League central committee, a wing of Bangladesh Krishak, Sramik Awami League (BAKSAL), when he embraced martyrdom on August 15 in 1975 at the age of 26.<\/p>\n

AL General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has urged all leaders and activists of the ruling party and its associate bodies to observe the day in a befitting manner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dhaka: The 73rd birth anniversary of Sheikh Kamal, the eldest son of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, is being observed in a befitting manner today, reports BSS. Born on August 5, 1949 at Tungipara in Gopalganj, Sheikh Kamal was a former executive member of the central committee of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":80285,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[12,2],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n