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Obituary Jasim Uddin Mondal: 1922-2017
Moshfiqur Noor writes on the life of JASIM UDDIN MONDAL, the glue of continuity of the Communist Party of Bangladesh
THE legendary trade union leader and iconic figure of the communist movement in Bangladesh Jasim Uddin Mondal passed away on October 2 at the age of 97 in a hospital in Dhaka.
Following his death, the Presidium of the Communist Party of Bangladesh met and passed a resolution commenting that the “death of Jasim Uddin Mondal has meant that the working-class and the communist movement has lost a towering leader and a father figure.
“His demise is an irreparable loss to the country. The revolutionary movement of the working class will follow his lead and continue to march forward.”
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