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Dhaka: Former Vice President of Jatiya Sangsad, one of the defendants in the Agartala conspiracy case, Colonel (retd) Shawkat Ali, a heroic freedom fighter, has expressed his deep sorrow at the death of ministers and ministers of state .
Monday (November 18) Minister of Information. Hasan Mahmud, Minister of Finance AHM Mustafa Kamal, Minister of Foreign Affairs. AK Abdul Momen, Minister of Agriculture. Maryland. Abdur Razzak, Minister of Food Sadhan Chandra Majumder, Minister of Commerce Tipu Munshi, Minister of Industries Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun, Minister of Lands Saifuzzaman Chowdhury, Minister of Welfare for Expatriates Imran Ahmed, Minister of Local Government Tajul Islam, Minister of Law Anisul Haque , Minister of Fisheries and Livestock Sham Rezaul Karim and Minister of Science. The Minister of Health, Zahid Malek, and the Minister of the Interior, Asaduzzaman Khan, in separate messages of condolence, wished peace to the deceased soul and conveyed their condolences to the grieving relatives.
In a message of condolence, Foreign Minister Abdul Momen said: “I have been close to Shawkat Ali, a very kind and strong-hearted man, for a long time.” The Bengali nation will forever remember the contribution of Shawkat Ali in the great war of liberation and strengthening of parliamentary democracy.
In a message of condolences, Finance Minister Mustafa Kamal, personally and on behalf of officials and employees at all levels of the Ministry of Finance, conveyed his sincere condolences to the family, children and others.
The ministers said in their message of condolence that Colonel (retired) Shawkat Ali, a trusted partner of Bangabandhu, had played a leading role in the great liberation war of 1971. Among the 35 accused with Bangabandhu in the case of Agartala conspiracy, Colonel (retired) Shawkat Ali was the 26th defendant. Colonel (Retired) Shawkat Ali also made an effective contribution to strengthening parliamentary democracy in the country with his outstanding political wisdom and talents. Furthermore, his contribution in the great war of liberation will be forever remembered by the nation.
In addition, the Minister of State for Maritime Transport Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury, the Minister of State for Housing and Public Works Sharif Ahmed, the Minister of State for Cooperatives Swapan Bhattacharya, the Minister of State for Industries Kamal Ahmed Majumder, the Minister of State for Information Dr. Murad Hasan, Minister of State for Women and Children Affairs Fazilatun Nesa Indira, Minister of State for Culture KM Khalid, Minister of State for Labor, Munnujan Sufian, together with the leader of the opposition in parliament Raushan Ershad and the president of the Jatiya Party (JPA), GM Quader, wished peace to the deceased soul and condolences to the grieving relatives. Let me know.
They said that the death of a heroic freedom fighter like Colonel (retired) Shawkat Ali, an experienced politician and a true patriot, caused irreparable damage to the country and the nation. Colonel (retired) Shawkat Ali has proven his skills as a vice president. His informative books ‘Satya Mamala Agartala’, ‘Prison Diary’, ‘The fight for the liberation of Bangladesh and some of my sayings’ and ‘Ninth Parliament of Gana Parishad’ will be the witnesses of history. The void created by the death of this veteran politician is not easy to fill.
Colonel (retired) Shawkat Ali breathed his last on Monday (November 16) morning at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in the capital Dhaka (Inna Lillahi wa Inna Ilahi Rajeun).
Bangladesh time: 1544 hours, November 18, 2020
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