Suhrawardy'sanniversary of death today

The 52nd death anniversary of one of the greatest leaders of undivided India Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy will be observed in the country today.

The unparallel leader of all Indian politics, who had dedicated his entire life to ensure the welfare of the people by upholding democracy, died at a Beirut hotel in Lebanon on this day in 1963.

Suhrawardy was a Bangalee politician and statesman in the first half of the 20th century. He served as the premier of Bangla in British India and was the fifth prime minister of Pakistan.

President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid deep tributes to the memory of Suhrawardy on the occasion.

In separate messages, the president and the prime minister prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul of Suhrawardy, terming him the "champion of democracy".

To mark the day, different political and socio-cultural organisations, including the ruling Awami League, have taken various programmes including placing wreaths at the grave of the great leader in the morning, discussion meetings, Qurankhwani, milad and doa mahfils in the capital and elsewhere across the country.