Diplomatic Correspondent: The Bangladesh High Commission in Brunei on Saturday organised a programme to observe the 74th Birth Anniversary of Shaheed Capt. Sheikh Kamal, the eldest son of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
At the outset, the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Brunei Darussalam, Nahida Rahman Shumona paid homage to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and welcomed all the guests including Bangladesh community members.
The programme continued with recitation from the Holy Quran, and observing one minute silence in memory of Shaheed Capt. Sheikh Kamal.
All the officers and staff of the High Commission, and the Bangladesh community members joined the Bangladesh High Commissioner when she paid rich tribute by placing floral wreath at the portrait of Shaheed Capt. Sheikh Kamal.
The Bangladesh High Commissioner read out a brief biography of Shaheed Capt. Shiekh Kamal and through a power point presentation, vividly highlighted different phases and angles of the life of Shaheed Capt. Sheikh Kamal and touched upon nearly all of his remarkable qualities and achievements earned over a very short span of life.
The Bangladesh High Commissioner hailed Shaheed Capt. Sheikh Kamal as a man of many talents who not only excelled in sports including Cricket, Football, Basket Ball etc., but also carved a niche for himself in areas of music, acting, debate, extempore speech etc.
His academic life from Shaheen School and Dhaka College to the University of Dhaka, his active involvement in liberation war and his married life were also discussed by the High Commissioner.
A documentary made on Shaheed Capt. Sheikh Kamal was screened before the guests, which highlighted the various phases of his life, and his achievements and success stories that made his life so valuable, impactful, and inspiring.
In her closing remarks, the Bangladesh High Commissioner told in a melancholic tone that the unexpected and sad demise of Shaheed Captain Sheikh Kamal on 15 August 1975 deprived the nation of the benefits of the inimitable leadership traits of a person full of potential, vigor and robust humanism. She called upon all to be inspired by his life and to sincerely try to inculcate the qualities that made Shaheed Capt. Sheikh Kamal so special and distinctive.
