Staff Reporter:
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus yesterday expressed profound shock and sorrow at the death of Badruddin Omar, one of the foremost leaders of the freedom loving people’s struggle, a politician, progressive thinker, sociologist, and writer.
In a message of condolence, the Chief Adviser said, “Badruddin Omar, who started his career as a teach-er at Dhaka University and later joined Rajshahi University as a faculty member, was a shining beacon of our struggle for free thought and progress”.
He added: “His active role in the Language Movement as well as his research, strong protest against co-lonial mindsets and unwavering commitment to socialist ideals have enriched our intellectual history.”
Professor Yunus recalled that Badaruddin Omar spoke out in favor of the popular uprisings from the beginning to change the fascist and autocratic regime and recognized the July Movement as one of the subcontinent’s unprecedented mass uprisings.
Describing Badruddin Omar’s death as an irreparable loss to the nation, the Chief Adviser said that his writings and philosophy of life will serve as a unique guide for the country’s future generations of think-ers.
Professor Yunus conveyed deep sympathy to the bereaved family, colleagues, and admirers of Badruddin Umar.
Badruddin Omar, who had long been suffering from old-age complications, breathed his last this morn-ing while undergoing treatment at a hospital in the capital at the age of 94.
