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MENON-BIRTH-ANNIVERSARY
76th birth anniversary of Rashed Khan Menon tomorrow
DHAKA, May 17, 2019 (BSS) – The 76th birth anniversary of veteran
politician Worker Party President Rashed Khan Menon will be celebrated
tomorrow.
Marking the day, leaders and workers of different political parties, social
organisations and professional bodies, cultural personalities, journalists
will exchange greetings with him on the premises of Workers Party Office at
Topkhana Road here, said a press release.
On May 18 in 1943, Menon was born in Baherchar Khudrakathi village under
Babuganj upazila in Barishal district.
He served as the vice-president of prestigious Dhaka University Central
Students’ Union (DUCSU) in 1963-64 term and later became president of the
then East Pakistan Chhatra Union in 1964-67 term.
He played an important role in all democratic movements of the country
including 1969 mass-upsurge and the 1971 Liberation War.
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