DHAKA, May 14, 2020 (BSS) – Tributes and condolences continue to pour in
for eminent educationists Professor Dr Anisuzzaman, who breathed his last
this afternoon at a city hospital at the age of 83.
Immediately after his demise, people from all walks of life expressed
shocks at the death of the valiant freedom fighter.
President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed profound
shock and sorrow at the death of Anisuzzaman.
In his condolence message, the President said Prof Dr Anisuzzaman was a
shining star of Bengali literature and culture.
He played a very significant role in improving the quality of education in
Bangladesh, he said, adding that his (Anisuzzaman’s) death is truly an
irreparable loss to Bangladesh.
Hamid prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul and convoyed deep
sympathy to the bereaved family.
In her condolence message, the Prime Minister recalled with profound
respect the outstanding contributions of Prof Anisuzzaman to the field of
education and all democratic movements including the 1952 language movement,
the 1969 mass upsurge and the 1971 liberation war.
She also prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul and conveyed deep
sympathy to the bereaved family.
Besides, in separate condolence messages, Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Dr Shirin
Sharmin Chaudhury, Deputy Speaker Advocate Md. Fazle Rabbi Miah, Deputy
Leader of the Parliament Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury, Chief Whip Noor-E-Alam
Chowdhury, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader, Liberation War
Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque, Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud,
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen, Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Minister Md Shahab Uddin, Land Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Javed,
Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Md Tazul
Islam, Posts and Telecommunications Minister Mustafa Jabbar, Industries
Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun, Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas
Employment Minister Imran Ahmad, State Minister for Information Dr Md Murad
Hassan, State Minister for ICT Division Zunaid Ahmed Palak and Awami League
Presidium Member and 14-party alliance spokesperson Mohammed Nasin condoled
the death of Professor Anisuzzaman.
They also prayed for the eternal peace of the departed soul and conveyed
deep sympathy to the bereaved family.
Besides, Vice-Chancellors (VCs) of different public universities of the
country also expressed profound shock and sorrow at the death of noted
educationist Professor Anisuzzamam.
In separate condolence messages, Dhaka University (DU) VC Professor Dr
Aktaruzzaman, Jahangirnagar University (JU) VC Professor Dr Farzana Islam,
Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUB) VC Professor Dr Nazmul Ahsan
Kalimullah and National University (NU) VC Professor Dr Harun-Or-Rashid
prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul and conveyed deep sympathy to
the bereaved family.