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Awami League office secretary Biplob Barua told bdnews24.com on Thursday morning.
HT Imam died in the early hours of Thursday while undergoing treatment at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Dhaka. He was 72 years old. He was hospitalized for a variety of geriatric illnesses, including kidney complications.
Biplob Barua said HT Imam’s body would be airlifted to his village house in Ullapara, Sirajganj, on Thursday morning. His janaza will be held at 11 am on the grounds of Ullapara Akbar Ali Government College.
After the janaza, the body will be returned to Dhaka and kept in the central Shaheed Minar from 1.30pm to 3.30pm.
HT Imam’s body will be brought to the Banani cemetery after another janaza at the Azad mosque in Gulshan after Asr.
There, the Dhaka district administration will pay tribute to the freedom fighter. Later he will be buried in Banani.
HT Imam, who was cabinet secretary to the expatriate government during the liberation war, has been the prime minister’s political adviser since 2014.
HT Imam joined the liberation war in 1971 after renouncing his allegiance to Pakistan while serving in the Pakistani government. He is also the first independent Bangladesh cabinet secretary.
The death of HT Imam, said the president. Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have expressed their deep sorrow.
HT Imam no longer exists
HT Imam. Stock Image
Hossain Tawfiq Imam was born in 1939 and later became known as HT Imam.
Due to his father’s work, he spent his childhood and adolescence in different districts. He passed the Dhaka Collegiate School tuition. He passed the intermediate level of Pabna Edward College.
He was admitted to Dhaka University with a BA from Rajshahi College and an MA in economics. Then he was involved in the left-wing student organization.
After graduation, HT Imam joined teaching as a professor of economics at Rajshahi Government College. After that, he participated in the Pakistan Civil Service Exam and got a job in the government. He has a postgraduate diploma from the London School of Economics.
After independence, he was Cabinet Secretary until August 26, 1975. From 1976 to 1974, he was project manager at the Public Administration Training Center in Savar. Later he became Secretary of the Ministry of Communications and Planning.
After retiring, HT Imam became an active member of the Awami League. He was playing an important role in driving the party election. Sheikh Hasina was co-chair of the electoral management committee of the Awami League.
After the formation of the government in 2009, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina appointed him an adviser. At first he was a consultant in public administration. In 2014, he was appointed political adviser to the Prime Minister.
Some of the books written by HT Imam on the management of freedom fighters received much prominence from book critics.
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