Language Movement veteran Mosharraf Hossain Akhunji, who played an active role in the 1952 movement in Rajshahi, died at a private hospital in Dhaka on Monday (November 9) at the age of 90.
His daughter Khairunnahar, known as Suchi, said he had been suffering from age-related ailments and was undergoing treatment after being admitted to a hospital on October 31.
Akhunji and his fellow activists built the country's first Shaheed Minar at Rajshahi College, overcoming police obstruction.
His body will be taken to Rajshahi on Monday night, while the funeral prayer schedule will be announced later.
He is survived by a son, two daughters and numerous relatives and well-wishers.
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