The first anniversary of death of Serajul Alam Khan, one of the key organisers of the country鈥檚 War of Independence, will be observed today.
Serajul Alam, a political thinker and confirmed bachelor, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on June 9, 2023, at the age of 82.
Different factions of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal and organisations have taken various programmes to observe the day.
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal鈥揓SD held a discussion at the National Press Club on Saturday.
Mukta Rajnaitik Andolan held a view-exchange programme at Biswa Sahitya Kendra on Saturday.
Serajul Alam Khan Foundation and Research Institute held a discussion at the National Press Club on Friday.
Bangladesh Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal will lay wreaths on the portrait of Serajul Alam Khan at its Topkhana Road central office at 5:00pm.
Youth body Juba Bengali will hold a discussion at seminar hall of Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh at 11:00am.
A team of central leaders of JSD will lay wreaths on the grave of Serajul Alam Khan in Noakhali today, a party release said.
Leaders of Serajul Alam Khan Centre and Institute will also place wreaths at his grave.聽聽
Serajul Alam Khan, widely known as 鈥楧ada鈥� in the political circles, mobilised students and people聽 during the 1960s for an armed struggle against the Pakistani rulers. He founded the Jatiya Samajtatnrik Dal in 1972 soon after the independence.
He was laid to rest in the family graveyard at Alipur village of Begumganj in Noakhali.
Serajul Alam Khan was born on January 6, 1941 at Begumganj in Noakhali.
He studied in Khulna Zila School, Dhaka College and Dhaka University.
Serajul Alam was among the three student leaders who formed the Swadhin Bangla Biplabi Parishad, also known as 鈥楴ucleus鈥� in 1962. The other two were Abdur Razzaque and Kazi Aref Ahmed.
Serajul Alam was elected as the general secretary of Bangladesh Chhatra League for the 1963鈥�65 period.
He supported the six-point demand placed by Awami League leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on June 7, 1966.
During his long political career, Serajul Alam had to languish in jail for seven years. He was arrested after November 1975.聽
He was in Kolkata when the country鈥檚 founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was assassinated with all of his family members but the two daughters 鈥� Sheikh Hasina, now the country鈥檚 longest-serving prime minister, and Sheikh Rehana.