Remembering Justice Habibur Rahman

I came across Prof. Shelley of Rajshahi University in the early part of 1962. I along with my two friends was working in the Rajshahi Medical College as demonstrator (now called lecturer) of Pathology and Pharmacology. We went to see off Prof. M.R. Chowdhury, who came to Rajshahi Medical College as an external examiner of Physiology.   

We went to Ishwardi Airport taking a jeep from Col. Burhanuddin, Superintendent of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital. We took Prof. Chowdhury to Ishwardi, which was a journey of about two hours but we sat tight-lipped sitting behind him. On our way back, we found a gentleman looking for a transport to go to Rajshahi. We took pity on him and offered him a lift. He became very frank with us. He told us that he taught in Rajshahi University and was popularly known as Shelley. He was very open-minded and so we discussed many things with him. He told us many jokes on our return journey to Rajshahi. Today, I came to know after reading the article by Mr. Harun ur Rashid in your editorial page that Justice Habibur Rahman, the first Chief Adviser of the Caretaker Government, was our co-passenger in the jeep, Prof. Shelley of the then Rajshahi University. I became very nostalgic while reading the article. May his soul rest in peace.