Sheikh Jamal’s 67th Birthday Today

The 67th birthday of Sheikh Jamal, son of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, is today.

To mark the day, the Bangladesh Awami League (AL) and its associates paid rich homage to Shaheed Sheik Jamal, a freedom fighter, by putting wreaths at his Banani cemetery in the city in the morning.

On the occasion, Surah Fatiha was offered as well as a special munajat and doa mahfil was also held there.

Awami League general secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has urged the leaders and activists of the party and associate bodies to recall the memories of Sheikh Jamal with due regard.

Born on April 28, 1954, at Tungipara in Gopalganj, Sheik Jamal enrolled at Dhaka Residential Model College and at Dhaka College Intermediate. In 1971, he entered the War of Independence.

During his studies at Dhaka College, Jamal went to Yugoslavia for military training under the auspices of the Yugoslav Army.

Subsequently, he received training at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in Great Britain. He joined the Bangladesh Army as a Commissioned Officer.

Jamal was also a noted cricketer. He was also fond of music and used to play guitar.

On August 15, 1975, Bangabandhu Sheik Mujibur Rahman, the country's founder, with most of his family members including Sheikh Jamal, was assassinated by a group of disgruntled army officers.

The two daughters of Bangabandhu – the current Prime Minister, Sheik Hasina, and his sister, Sheikh Rehana – escaped the carnage as they were abroad at the time.

Source: BSS