Staff Reporter:
Eminent writer, researcher, politician and intellectual thinker Badruddin Omar was laid to eternal rest at Jurain graveyard in the city yesterday afternoon.
Jatiya Mukti Council Secretary Faizul Hakim confirmed it saying earlier his namaz-e-janaza was held at Central Jame Mosque of Dhaka University.
Earlier, Badruddin Umar’s body was taken to Central Shaheed Minar at 10 am where people from all walks of life including political parties, politicians, writers, researchers paid their last respect to him.
Badruddin Umar died at Bangladesh Specialized Hospital at 10:05am yesterday after a long struggle with age-related complications.
Badruddin Umar was born on December 20, 1931 in Bardhaman of India. His father Abul Hashim was a Muslim nationalist politician of the sub-continent.
His writings on the nationalist movement in Bangladesh, religion, and politics left an immense impact on the liberation of Bangladesh. Some of his famous works include Samprodayikota (1966), Sangskritir Sangkat (1967), and Sangskritik Samprodayikota (1969).
A longtime Marxist thinker, Badruddin Umar debuted his career as a part-time lecturer at Dhaka Univer-sity. Then he founded the Department of Sociology at Rajshahi University.
He was the president of the Bangladesh Krishok Federation and served as central coordinator of the Gonotantrik Biplobi Jote.
In 2003, Badruddin established the Jatiya Mukti Council, where he served as president until his death.
