Today is the 29th anniversary of the death of veteran communist leader comrade Abdul Haque.
To commemorate his life and contribution, a wreath-laying ceremony would take place at Martyred Intellectuals鈥� Graveyard in Mirpur at 8:00am on the day.
The national death anniversary observance committee of comrade Abdul Haque would also organise a discussion at the National Press Club auditorium on the day, said a press release.
The communist leader served as general secretary to the Revolutionary Communist Party of Bangladesh (Marxist-Leninist) from 1972 to 1991.
Throughout his six-decade political life, comrade Abdul Haque spent 25 years in hiding.
He passed away on December 22, 1995, at the age of 75, after a lifetime of dedication to the revolutionary cause leaving behind a lasting legacy.
Abdul Haque, born on December 23, 1920, at Kharki in Jessore, was a prominent figure in the revolutionary movement of the subcontinent.
During his student years, he became involved with the Communist Party of India, where he was inspired by Marxist-Leninist ideology and began engaging in revolutionary activities.
While pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics at Presidency College in Kolkata, he became a candidate member of the Communist Party of India in 1941.
He also served on the Bengal Provincial Committee of the All India Student Federation.
After enrolling in Master of Arts at Calcutta University, he dedicated himself to building the peasant movement, working full-time at the party鈥檚 request.
In the Pakistan period, comrade Abdul Haque served as general secretary of the East Pakistan Krishak Samiti from 1958 to 1970.
Over the years, he was involved in several significant movements, including the Hallway monument demolition movement in 1939, the famine prevention movement in 1942, Tebhaga movement, the 1950 Khapra Ward movement in Rajshahi jail, various peasant movements and the 1969 mass uprising.
