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Mayor Hanif’s 14th death anniversary observed


Mayor Hanif’s 14th death anniversary observed

The 14th death anniversary of Mohammad Hanif, the first elected mayor of Dhaka City Corporation and former president of Dhaka City Awami League, was observed in the city on Saturday (Nov 28). Various organizations including Dhaka South and North City Corporations, Dhaka City Awami League and its associate bodies, Chhatra League, Mayor Mohammad Hanif Memorial Foundation, Bangabandhu Sangskritik Jote and Mayor Mohammad Hanif Smriti Sangsad took several programmes to mark his death anniversary. The programmes included offering of Fateha at his grave at Azimpur in the city, holding of Doa, Milad Mehfil and memorial meetings in the city, local media reported.

On the occasion, wreaths were placed at Azimpur graveyard in the morning on behalf of Dhaka South City Unit of Awami League. Mayor Hanif’s son and Awami League central committee member Sayeed Khokon, Lawmaker Haji Mohammad Salim, Dhaka South City unit President of Awami League Abu Ahmed Mannafi, its general secretary Humayun Kabir and former general secretary Shah Alam Murad were present, among others, at Azimpur graveyard.

Dhaka South City unit of Awami League organized a memorial meeting at the central office of the Awami League at Bangabandhu Avenue in the city. Awami League joint general secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif addressed the memorial meeting as the chief guest. Dhaka South City unit President of Awami League Abu Ahmed Mannafi presided over the function while its General Secretary Humayun Kabir also spoke there.

Hanif, a close aide to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was critically injured in the grenade attack on Aug 21 in 2004, and died at city’s Appollo Hospital on Nov 28 in 2006 at the age of 62.

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