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10 January, 2025; Friday is the 17th death anniversary of Educationist Abul Hashem, the founder and principal of Singhakhali School and College at Bhandaria Upazilla of Pirojpur district is being observed through discussion and milad mahfil at the college premises.
His family members will arrange qurankhani and feast for the orphans at Shinghakhali and also milad & dowa at Jame Masjid of Bangladesh Water Development Board at Panthopath, Dhaka. Milad and prayer would also be arranged at several Masjids at his homestead.
He was founder of primary, high school & college, masjid & madrasha, post office and a 10 bedded government hospital in his name at his donated land at Singhakhali village.
Abul Hashem was honoured as an educationist and social reformist not only at Pirojpur but also at Barishal, Jhalakathi, Borguna and Bagerhat districts where he played direct role or as an advisor to establish many other educational institutions.
He authored a text book on “English Grammar and Composition for Class VI” and a book on local history named “Bhandaria Darpon”. Few days after the emergence of independent Bangladesh on 16th December 1971 he presided over a massively gathered public meeting of freedom fighters and freedom loving people in the field of Pallimangol High School at Daudpur adjacent to Pirojpur town.
This great person left this world on Friday, January 10, 2008.
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