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ABAHANI-SHEIKH-KAMAL-BIRTHDAY
Abahani to celebrate Sheikh Kammal’s birthday tomorrow
DHAKA, Aug 4, 2018 (BSS)- Abahani Limited and ‘Abahani Shomorthok Ghosthi’ have chalked out various programmes marking the 69th birth anniversary of Shaheed Sheikh Kamal, the eldest son of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, tomorrow (Sunday).
The Abahani and the organization of its supporters will pay tribute to Sheikh Kamal by placing wreaths at his portrait on Dhanmondi Abahani Club premises at 12.01 am (early Sunday).
They will visit his grave at the Banani Graveyard at 11 am and hold a doa-mahfil there seeking eternal peace of the departed souls of him, Bangabandhu and other family members who were assassinated by a group of disgruntled army personnel on the fateful night of August 15, 1975.
Abahani Shomorthok Ghosthi today arranged an art competition on occasion of Sheikh Kamal’s birthday at Abahanai club ground. A large number of children took part in the competition.
Sheikh Kamal was one of the pioneers of modern football in Bangladesh and also founder-president of Abahani Krira Chakra.
Born on August 5, 1949 at Tungipara in Gopalganj, Sheikh Kamal was martyred on August 15 in 1975 at the age of 26 while he was a Master’s Degree (final year) examinee.
He used to play cricket in the first division for Azad Boys Club and Basketball too in the first division for Spurs Club. He was also a founder-member of Dhaka Theatre and Spondon Shilpa Gousthi, a musical band of folk songs.
Different political socio-cultural and sports organizations have also taken up various programmes to mark the birth anniversary of Sheikh Kamal in the capital and elsewhere in the country.
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