Death anniversary of Abu Sayeed Chowdhury today

Today is the 29th death anniversary of Justice Abu Sayeed Chowdhury, the second president of Bangladesh, says a press release. On the occasion, a Quran Khani and Milad Mahfil will be held at Nagbari Jame Mosque in Tangail. Justice Abu Sayeed Chowdhury Memorial Council will hold a memorial meeting soon.

Justice Chowdhury resigned as vice chancellor of DU on March 15, 1971 in protest of killing of two students by the Pakistani army. Later he played a significant role in mobilizing world opinion for the cause of Bangladesh as special envoy of the provisional government.

In 1985, he was unanimously elected chairman of the UN Human Rights Commission. In the eighties, he was active in the anti-autocracy movement. He authored four books titled 'Probashe Muktijuddher Dinguli', 'Manobadhikar', 'Muslim Family Law in the English Courts' and 'Human Rights in the Twentieth Century'. All have been requested to pray for salvation of the departed soul.

-AA News Desk