DHAKA, Aug 4, 2024 (BSS) - Abahani Limited will observe the 75th birth anniversary of its founder valiant Freedom Fighter Shaheed Captain Sheikh Kamal, through various programs tomorrow (Monday) at the club premise.

To observe the day, the directors, officials and players of the club will place wreaths at the portrait of Sheikh Kamal at the club premises in the early hours tomorrow (Monday) at 12.01 am and offer special prayers seeking eternal peace for the departed soul of Kamal, informed a club official to BSS.

Besides, Abahani Limited has chalked out day-long programmes to observe the birth anniversary of its founder Shaheed Sheikh Kamal.

The programmes also include day-long recitation from the Holy Quran and doa mahfil at the club premises.

Born on August 5 in 1949 at Tungipara in Gopalganj, Sheikh Kamal was a former executive member of the central committee of Chhatra League.

Sheikh Kamal passed his secondary examination from Shahin School and higher secondary exam from Dhaka College.

He obtained Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in sociology from Dhaka University. He was also a student of Setar musical department of Chhayanaut, a reputed cultural entity in the country.

Kamal was not only the founder of Abahani Krira Chakra, one of the best sports organizations in the subcontinent and pioneer of modern football in Bangladesh, but also a founder-member of Dhaka Theatre.

He was well-known as an actor in the Dhaka University's drama arena.

Since his childhood, Kamal was very much enthusiastic about different sports including football, cricket, hockey and basket-ball.

Sheikh Kamal was commissioned in the Muktibahini after receiving training from the first war course in independent Bangladesh and served as ADC of General MAG Osmani, the commander-in-chief of the Liberation War in 1971.

After the country's independence, Sheikh Kamal retired from the army and paid attention to the study.

Kamal was a Master's (final year) examinee and a member of the Jatiya Chhatra League central committee, a wing of Bangladesh Krishak Sramik League, when he embraced martyrdom on August 15 in 1975 at the age of only 26.