Today is the 57th death anniversary of Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, the son of democracy and the great political leader of the subcontinent. He died on this day in 1963 in a hotel room in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon.
He was born on 8 September 1882 in the aristocratic family of Midnapore in present day West Bengal. He was the youngest child of Justice Sir Zahid Suhrawardy.
Husain Shaheed Suhrawardy, who had a colorful political life, started his political career by joining the Swaraj Party of Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das. The East Pakistan Awami Muslim League was established on 23 June 1949 at the Rose Garden in KM Das Lane, Tikatuli, Dhaka, through a conference of a section of the then Bengal Provincial Muslim League led by Abul Hashim. Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani became the President of East Pakistan Awami Muslim League at the time of its establishment. In the case of the whole of Pakistan, the name of the organization was All Pakistan Awami League. Hossain Shaheed Suhrawardy was elected its president.
After the resignation of Chowdhury Mohammad Ali in 1956, he became the Prime Minister of Pakistan. During his tenure as Prime Minister, he took steps to bridge the economic gap between East and West Pakistan. He formed the National Democratic Front (NDF) for the purpose of anti-Ayub movement.
President on the occasion of the death anniversary of Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy. In separate messages, Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid deep tribute to his memory.
News Room, December 05,2020