DHAKA, July 4, 2022 (BSS) - Leaders and activists of the Awami League (AL)
today paid homage to AL Advisory Council member Mukul Bose, who died at a
hospital in Chennai of India on July 2 last.
The body of Mukul Bose was brought here from Chennai, India on a special
flight of US-Bangla Airlines yesterday.
AL Presidium Member Lieutenant Colonel (Rtd) Faruk Khan, the party's Joint
General Secretary AFM Bahauddin Nasim, Organizing Secretary SM Kamal Hossain,
Liberation War Affairs Secretary Advocate Mrinal Kanti Das and Cultural
Affairs Secretary Asim Kumar Ukil, among others, were present at the airport
to receive the body.
The body was taken to the AL central office on Bangabandhu Avenue in the
capital around 10:30 am today, where the leaders and workers of the party led
by AL General Secretary Obaidul Quader paid homage by placing wreaths on the
coffin of Bose.
His coffin was kept on a makeshift stage in front of the party office where a
guard of honour was given to the heroic freedom fighter.
Later, Obaidul Quader, also the road transport and bridges minister, paid
tribute to his coffin by placing a wreath on behalf of Prime Minister Sheikh
Hasina.
Following this, flanked by the leaders of AL, Quader again paid homage to
Bose on behalf of the AL.
During the time, AL Presidium members - Matia Chowdhury, Shahjahan Khan,
Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya, Bir Bikram and Kamrul Islam and Joint
General Secretaries - Mahbubul Alam Hanif, Information and Broadcasting
Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud and AFM Bahauddin Nasim, Organizing secretaries -
Ahmed Hossain and SM Kamal Hossain, Liberation War Affairs Secretary Advocate
Mrinal Kanti Das, Cultural Affairs Secretary Asim Kumar Ukil, Relief and
Social Welfare Affairs Secretary Sujit Roy Nandi, Office Secretary Barrister
Biplob Barua and the party's Central Committee Member Dr Mustafa Jalal
Mohiuddin, among others, were present.
Apart from this, leaders of other organizations including Dhaka City North
and South units of AL, Jubo League, Swechchhasebak League, Krishak League,
Chhatra League and Jubo Mohila League also paid homage to Bose by placing
wreaths separately at his coffin.
Along with Obaidul Quader and Syed Ashraful Islam, Bose was also the joint
general secretary of the Awami League during the state of emergency in 2007.
He was elected as the party's Advisory Council member on January 1, 2017.