61st death anniversary of Suhrawardy today

Today is the 61st death anniversary of Hossain Shaheed Suhrawardy, the worthy son of democracy.

The leader, who had dedicated his entire life to ensure the welfare of the people by upholding democracy, died at a Beirut hotel in Lebanon on December 5, 1963.

He was alone in the hotel suite at the time of his death.

He was born in a respected Muslim family at Medinipur in West Bengal, India on September 8 in 1892.

Marking his death anniversary. President Mohammed Shahabuddin and Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus in separate messages paid rich tributes to Suhrawardy.

The chief adviser said that Suhrawardy fought his whole life for the socio-economic development and political rights of the working people of this subcontinent.