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Sheikh
Kamal
Bangabandhu's eldest' son
Born at Tungipara, Gopalganj,
August 5, 1949
Sheikh Kamal,
after passing his matriculation from Shaheen School, Dhaka,
and Higher Secondary Certificate Examination from Dhaka
College, did his Bachelor of Arts in Honours in Social Studies
at Dhaka University. He practiced sitar at Chhayanaut, a
school of music. At the same time, he was involved in diverse
cultural activities and was also a keen sportsman. As founder
of a leading soccer club Abahani, which brought new trend
in Bangladesh soccer, Kamal only reinforced the thought
that he was greatly interested in popularising sports throughout
the country.
At the political
level, Sheikh Kamal took part in the War of Liberation in
1971 and served as ADC to Colonel MAG Osmany, the Commander-in-Chief
of the Mukti Bahini. On July 14, 1975, he married renowned
sportswoman of Bangladesh Sultana Khuki. Sheikh Kamal met
his end in the deep darkness of August 15, 1975.
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