Language Movement veteran Ahmed Rafiq  passes away   | News Flash

DHAKA, Oct 2, 2025 (BSS) -Ahmed Rafiq, a Language Movement veteran, died of old-age complications at a hospital in the city tonight. He was 96. He breathed his last at about 10:12pm on Thursday at BIRDEM Hospital here after doctors removed his ventilation support, a cultural activist confirmed it. He had been suffering from diabetes, high blood pressure, chronic kidney failure, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, electrolyte imbalance, bedsores, and lung infections, according to doctors. He was born on Sept 12, 1929, in Shahbazpur in Brahmanbaria. Rafiq participated in the 1952 Language Movement, working closely with students from different campuses. He was the only student from Dhaka Medical College to have an arrest...