Bangabandhu’s father’s 46th death anniversary today
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Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, left, with his father Sheikh Lutfar Rahman, right. Photo: collected
Today is the 46th death anniversary of Sheikh Lutfar Rahman, father of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Lutfur Rahman, paternal grandfather of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, was born to Sheikh Abdul Hamid in 1881. He was married to his paternal first-cousin Sheikh Sayera Khatun, the daughter of his father's brother Sheikh Abdul Majid.
Lutfur Rahman left home to find a job and worked in the Dewani court, today Gopalganj civil court.
During the Bangladesh Liberation War, Lutfar Rahman and his wife Sheikh Sayera Khatun, along with the family of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman were put under arrest by the Pakistan Army.
Lutfur Rahman died on March 30, 1975. He was buried in Tungipara of Gopalganj.
