Desk News || The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has taken the initiative to organise various programmes marking the 50th death anniversary of Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani, popularly known as the “Mazlum Jananeta” (People’s Leader of the Oppressed).cTo this end, the party has formed a national committee, appointing BNP Vice-Chairman Shamsuzzaman Dudu as convener and Publicity Secretary Sultan Salahuddin Tuku as member secretary.The information was disclosed in a press release signed by BNP Assistant Office Secretary Muhammad Munir Hossain on Saturday (November 14).The other members of the committee include Mirza Abbas, Gayeshwar Chandra Roy, Nazrul Islam Khan, Begum Selima Rahman, Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku, Professor A.Z.M. Zahid Hossain, Amanullah Aman, Barkatullah Bulu, Md. Shahjahan, Mir Mohammad Nasir Uddin, Advocate Abdus Salam Pintu, Abdul Awal Mintoo, Advocate Ahmed Azam Khan, Advocate Nitai Roy Chowdhury, Dr. Asaduzzaman Ripon, Mizanur Rahman Minu, Habibur Rahman Habib, Ataur Rahman Dhali, Advocate Nazmul Haque Nannu, Advocate Afzal H. Khan, freedom fighter Abdus Salam, Afroza Khanam Rita, Abdul Hai Sikder, Ariful Haque Chowdhury, Majibur Rahman Sarwar, Advocate Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal, Nazim Uddin Alam, Khairul Kabir Khokon, Habib-un-Nabi Khan Sohel, Shahiduddin Chowdhury Annie, Advocate Abdus Salam Azad, Syed Emran Saleh Prince, Nur Mohammad Khan, Principal Asadul Habib Dulu, Kamruzzaman Ratan, Azizul Bari Helal, Mir Sarfat Ali Sopu, Shirin Sultana, Abul Kalam Azad Siddiqui, Anindya Islam Amit, Amirul Islam Alim, Benazir Ahmed Titu, Muhammad Munir Hossain, Asadul Karim Shaheen, agriculturist Shamimur Rahman Shamim, Afroza Abbas, Sultana Ahmed, Saiful Islam Shishir, Mostafizur Rahman Babul, Fakir Mahbub Anam Swapan, Saeed Sohrab, Takdir Hossain Md. Jasim, Abdul Latif Jony, Md. Abdul Matin, S.M. Obaidul Haque Nasir, Advocate Mohammad Ali, Md. Mainul Islam, Anwar Hossain, Abdul Monaem Munna, Maulana Shah Mohammad Nesarul Haque, agriculturist Hasan Zafir Tuhin, Shahidul Islam Babul, S.M. Zillani, Rajib Ahsan, Helal Khan, Nurul Islam Khan Nasim, Ishtiaq Aziz Ulphat, Abul Kalam Azad, engineer Ishraque Hossain, Shafiqul Islam Khan Milton, S.M. Jahangir, Tanvir Ahmed Robin, Nurul Islam Nayan, Maulana Md. Selim Reza, Advocate Maulana Abul Hossain, Zakir Hossain Rokon, Haji Majibur Rahman, Hasanuzzaman Shaheen, Robiul Awal Lavlu, Md. Mahmudul Haque Sanu, S.K. Sadi, Shyamol Hor, Rakibul Islam Rakib and Nasir Uddin Nasir.Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani was born on December 12, 1880, in Dhangara village of Sirajganj. Although born in Sirajganj, he spent most of his life in Santosh, Tangail. He became involved in politics from an early age and served as an adviser to the Mujibnagar government-in-exile during Bangladesh’s Liberation War.Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani passed away on November 17, 1976. His 50th death anniversary will be observed on November 17, 2026.