The 28th death anniversary of former president Justice Abu Sayeed Chowdhury will be observed today, says a press release.
On the occasion, a prayer session will be held at Nagbari Jame mosque in Tangail today.
Justice Chowdhury resigned as a vice-chancellor of Dhaka University on March 15, 1971 in protest of killing of two students on the campus by the Pakistani occupation army.
Later, he played significant role in mobilising world opinion for the independence of Bangladesh as special envoy of the provisional government.
In 1985, Justice Chowdhury was unanimously elected chairman of UN Human Rights Commission.
He authored five books – Probashe Muktijuddher Dinguli, Manobadhikar, Muslim Family Law in the English Court and Human Rights in the Twenty Century and Shadhinatar Protisruti O Onnanno.Relatives and admirers were requested to pray for salvation of the departed soul.
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