Bangladesh Awami League (AL), the ruling political party, remembered Tajuddin Ahmad, the country’s first Prime Minister and AL’s General Secretary during the liberation war, on the latter’s 97th birthday on Saturday. AL paid respect to the late leader through a post on the party’s verified facebook page, which read, “July 23 is the birthday of Bangladesh’s first Prime Minister, a close aide of Father of The Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and General Secretary of Bangladesh Awami League during the liberation war Tajuddin Ahmad. We pay deep respect to Bangataj (Tajuddin of Bengal) on his birthday.” A video was also shared from the AL”s facebook page, which presented a short biography of Tajuddin Ahmad, including his life events and his political struggles and contributions. Sohel Taj, Tajuddin Ahmad’s son, also recalled his father through sharing a video post from his verified facebook page, which showed the latter’s activities during the liberation war in 1971. Tajuddin Ahmad was born on this day in 1925 at Dardaria village under Gazipur’s Kapasia upazila. He was the son of Moulvi Muhammad Yasin Khan and Meherunnesa Khan. Read: Tajuddin Ahmad's 95th birth anniv: LWM and Radio Shadhin to host online event Tajuddin stepped into politics in 1943 by joining the then Pakistan Muslim League (PML). He was one of the founding members of East Pakistan Chhatra League (now Bangladesh Chhatra League), which was born on January 4, 1948. Tajuddin was also a founding member of East Pakistan Jubo League (now Bangladesh Jubo League) and was a member of its executive committee from 1951 to 1953. Tajuddin joined East Pakistan Awami League (now Bangladesh Awami League) in 1953 and was elected the party’s General Secretary thrice. Tajuddin played the role of Prime Minister of the expatriate Beangladesh government during the 1971 liberation war, which made him the first Prime Minister of Bangladesh. After the liberation war, Tajuddin acted as the Finance Minister of Bangladesh till 1974. Tajuddin Ahmed was a student of Dhaka University (DU). He obtained a bachelor in Economics from the university in 1950, and passed the L.L.B exams in 1964. Tajuddin was detained with three other national leaders (AHM Qamaruzzaman, Muhammad Mansur Ali and Sayed Nazrul Islam) after the gruesome killing of Bangabandhu and his family members on August 15, 1975. Tajuddin was killed along with the other national leaders in the hands of some unruly military officers inside his prison cell on November 3, 1975.

Paying respect to Bangladesh’s first prime minister on his birth anniversary, the Centre for Research and Information (CRI) on Saturday said Tajuddin Ahmed would stand tall in the nation’s darkest hours. Tajuddin Ahmed is remembered for his farsighted leadership, it said. "His belief in politics as a tool for public welfare was demonstrated through numerous examples he set in his lifetime," said the CRI in a Facebook post shared from its verified page. The CRI also shared a four-minute video on Tajuddin Ahmed.   July 23 marks the 97th birth anniversary of Tajuddin Ahmad, a close associate of Bangabandhu and general secretary of Awami League during the Liberation War. Read: Tajuddin Ahmed’s 95th birth anniversary observed

The 96th birth anniversary of Tajuddin Ahmad, the first Prime Minister of independent Bangladesh and one of the four national leaders, was observed on Friday. Tajuddin, a great man and a political logician to the core, was born on this day in 1925 at Dardariya village in Kapasia, Gazipur.  Since the 1947 partition, Tajuddin Ahmad played a very important role in all movements from anti-communalism to the Language Movement to the 1971 Liberation War. A close confidante of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Tajuddin was the general secretary of the Awami League in the late 1960s and early 1970s.  Always actively associated with politics for the emancipation of people, he coordinated with Awami League’s election campaign in 1970, in which the party won a historic parliamentary majority to form the government. Read: Tajuddin Ahmed’s 95th birth anniversary observed Tajuddin had led the wartime provisional government during the Liberation War of Bangladesh 1971.  On December 22, 1971, Tajuddin returned to Dhaka after the war. After the independence of Bangladesh, Tajuddin served as the Prime Minister till the historic return of Bangabandhu to his homeland on January 10, 1972. Later, he served as the Minister of Finance and Planning in the cabinet of the Bangabandhu government. He resigned from the cabinet on October 26, 1974. On November 3, 1975, four national leaders and heroes of the country’s Liberation War -- Syed Nazrul Islam, Tajuddin Ahmad, Captain Mansur Ali and AHM Quamruzzaman -- were assassinated inside the Dhaka Central Jail. The strong and unbending role Tajuddin had played during the Liberation War and the supreme sacrifice he made will always be remembered by this grateful nation. Read: Tajuddin Ahmad's 95th birth anniv: LWM and Radio Shadhin to host online event Liberation War Museum arranged a 48-hour online programme from Friday at 8pm, marking the 96th birth anniversary of Tajuddin Ahmad. Filmmaker Tanvir Mokammel will deliver a speech on this virtual event, titled "Jonmodine Tajuddin Ahmad: Nisshongo Sarothi" and there will be a question-answer session at the end of the discussion. Link to watch the documentary: vimeo.com/liberationwarmuseum Zoom link for the discussion: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8520693449

The nation observed Jail Killing Day on Tuesday with due solemnity.