President Abdul Hamid said, Humayun Rashid Chowdhury was an embodiment of honesty and courage and a true patriot. He was an eminent diplomat of international repute as well as a follower and exponent of an ideal and modern doctrine.
The president said this in the speech of the chief guest, joining virtually in the discussion meeting organized on the occasion of the 94th birth anniversary of the late Speaker Humayun Rashid Chowdhury.
Speaker Humayun Rashid Chowdhury Smriti Parishad organized this discussion at Sylhet Jalalabad Gas Bhaban auditorium on Saturday afternoon.
The President said that the contribution and memory of Humayun Rashid Chowdhury in national politics, diplomacy and the development of the country will remain eternal.
He urged to spread the working life of Humayun Rashid Chowdhury among the new generation and imbibe his ideals.
Speaker Humayun Rashid Chowdhury Smriti Parishad President, Prime Minister’s former Chief Secretary and Chairman of Capital Market Stabilization Fund Md Najibur Rahman presided over the discussion meeting, General Secretary of the organization, Secretary of Labor and Employment Ministry Md Ehsane Elahi gave welcome speech. Foreign Minister Dr A K Abdul Momen MP spoke as a special guest. Bangladesh Awami League Advisory Council member Inam Ahmad Chowdhury was the main discussant. One of the leaders of the organization Shamsul Islam conducted and also spoke, Sylhet-3 Constituency Member of Parliament Habibur Rahman Habib, Zeba Rashid Chowdhury, Sylhet Range DIG Mofiz Uddin Ahmmed, Sylhet Metropolitan Police Commissioner Md Nisharul Arif, Zilla Parishad Chairman and District Awami League General Secretary Advocate Nasir Uddin Khan, City Awami League President Masuk Uddin Ahmed, General Secretary Professor Zakir Hossain, Humayun Rashid Chowdhury’s grandson Mahsun Noman Rashid Chowdhury, Sylhet Chamber of Commerce and Industry Senior Vice President Falah Uddin Ali Ahmed and others. Press release