Lt Col (retd) Abu Osman Chowdhury, sector commander of sector-8 during the Liberation War of 1971, passed away while undergoing treatment at Dhaka’s Combined Military Hospital (CMH) on Saturday morning, reports BSS.
He was 85, family sources said. Osman was suffering from various old-age ailments for the last few months.
He was admitted to the CMH on August 30 due to his deteriorating condition and later found positive for the novel coronavirus after testing.
He is survived by two daughters, grandchildren and a host of relatives.
Abu Osman Chowdhury, the vice-chairman of Sector Commanders’ Forum (SCF), was born in Chandpur’s Faridganj on January 1, 1936.
Tributes and condolences continue to pour in for the Liberation War hero.
Immediately after the death of Liberation War hero Osman, President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as well as political leaders of Bangladesh expressed profound shock and sorrow.
Besides, in separate condolence messages, Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, Deputy Speaker Advocate Md Fazle Rabbi Miah, Deputy Leader of the Parliament Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury, Agriculture Minister Dr Muhammad Abdur Razzaque, Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud, Posts and Telecommunications Minister Mustafa Jabbar, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin, Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque, Land Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury, Planning Minister MA Mannan ,Textiles and Jute Minister Golam Dastagir Gazi, Social Welfare Minister Nuruzzaman Ahmed, Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun, Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi, Science and Technology Minister Architect Yafes Osman, State Minister for Industries Kamal Ahmed Mojumder, State Minister for Labour and Employment Begum Monnujan Sufian, State minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury, State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain, State Minister for Cultural Affairs KM Khalid, State Minister for Social Welfare Ashraf Ali Khan Khasru, State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Md Mahbub Ali, State Minister for Water Resources Zaheed Farooque, Deputy Minister for Water Resources AKM Enamul Hoque Shameem and Awami League Advisory Council Member and 14-party alliance spokesperson Amir Hossain Amu, Fisheries and Livestock Minister SM Rezaul Karim, State Minister for Information Communication and Technology (ICT) Zunaid Ahmed Palak, State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Swapan Bhattacharya, State Minister for Women and Children Affairs Fazilatunnesa Indira and Awami League Liberation War Affairs Secretary Mrinal Kanti Das mourned the death of Osman.
They also prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul and conveyed deep sympathy to the bereaved family.
