The founding chairman of Jubo League Shaheed Sheikh Fazlul Haque Moni was born on December 4, 1939 and later he served as general secretary of the then East Pakistan Chhatra League. His contribution to spearhead the historic student movement against autocratic ruler Aiub Khan’s military regime produced an immense effect. He played a pivotal role during the six-point movement in 1966 and took part in the war of liberation in 1971 as the commander of Bangladesh Liberation Front, popularly known as “Mujib Bahini”.
Shaheed Sheikh Fazlul Haque Moni was a brilliant journalist also. He has served as editor of Daily Banglar Bani, Bangladesh Times and the weekly Cinema.
Sheikh Moni was the author of several novels, one of which was later made into a film “Obanchita”. He will be ever remembered in the political history of Bangladesh.
This bright political leader embraced martyrdom by the cruel bullet of killers on August 15, 1975.