Abdur Razzak remembered
Speakers expressed grief and shock at the death of Awami League leader Abdur Razzak and remembered his immense contribution during the Liberation War in a condolence meeting yesterday.
Abdur Razzak, one of the main organisers of the country's Liberation War, breathed his last at the age of 69 at a hospital in London on December 23 last year.
Bangladesh Shanti Parishad organised the meeting at the main auditorium of Bangladesh National Museum in the capital.
Speaking on the occasion, Workers' Party of Bangladesh President Rashed Khan Menon said Abdur Razzak was a role model for the country's future generation of politicians.
Nahim Razzak Sammu MP, elder son of late Razzak, said, “I have learned from my father that politics is not a popularity contest; politics means working to enrich the lives of the general people.â€
The spirit of the Liberation War that he [Razzak] ignited forty two years ago will continue to inspire the future generations to build a prosperous nation, he added.
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal General Secretary Sharif Nurul Ambia said Abdur Razzak was a leader in every way.
"He treated every party worker with affection and maintained a personal attachment with his peers within his party and even with members of other political parties," Ambia said.
Razzak, considered to be a "living history" of the birth of Bangladesh, was a versatile, charismatic leader; and noted for his subsequent emergence as a popular parliamentarian.
He was also remembered for his service in the party and government in different positions.
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