Awami League mourns the passing away of the brave freedom fighter Sheikh Akhtarul Islam

Hakikul Islam Khokan

Sheikh Akhtarul Islam (74), ex-lawyer of the Bangladesh Supreme Court expatriate in New York, prominent politician, convenor of Orbit, heroic freedom fighter Sheikh Akhtarul Islam (74) breathed his last at a health care center in New York on Sunday morning, January 4, 2026. Innalillahi wa Inna Ilaihi Raziun. He is the elder brother of Sheikh Atiqul Islam, member secretary of Sheikh Hasina Swadesh Pratavartan Sangram Parishad United States and vice president of New York State Awami League. He was suffering from cancer for a long time. Lived in New York's Long Island. He was the eldest among six brothers and four sisters. The news of his death cast a shadow of mourning on the community. Khabar Ibn News.
It is known that a nurse of the medical center while giving medicine realized that Akhtar ul Islam is no more. He left behind two sons and two daughters at the time of his death. One daughter lives in Canada by marriage. Although he has been living in New York with his family since 2011, he used to travel to the country regularly due to his work and the country.
Akhtar Ul Islam, the son of a noble family of Vadeshwar, Sheikhpara village of Golapganj upazila of Sylhet, has led as a student leader at the district level since the liberation war. He was active in Chhatra League and Student Union politics in his youth. Before his life in exile, Dr. Kamal Hussain was involved in the politics of the Gana Forum.
The funeral of late Sheikh Akhtarul Islam was held at Masjid Darul Qur'an at 1:00 on Monday, January 5. A large number of expatriate Bangladeshis from all walks of life including Bangladesh Society President Ataur Rahman Salim and General Secretary Mohammad Ali participated in the funeral. After the funeral, the body of the deceased was buried in the local cemetery.
United States Awami League, Awami family, all associated organizations and the American New York State Awami League Vice President Sheikh Atiqul Islam's elder brother Advocate Sheikh Akhtar Ul Islam - United States Awami League, all associated organizations and various political, social, cultural, professionals, journalists, poets, artists, writers, supporters of the liberation war,Intellectuals and distinguished persons have expressed deep grief and condolence to the bereaved family. On behalf of the organization, United States Awami League, one of the advisers of Awami League, former GS of Baksu and heroic freedom fighter Dr. Pradeep Kar, the other adviser, have expressed deep grief and condolences on behalf of the Awami League and allied organizations. Haji Shafiqul Alam, Associate Adviser Dr. Mohsin Ali, Associate Advisor and Senior Journalist Hakikul Islam Khokon, Associate Advisor Ramesh Nath, Office Editor Engineer Mohammad Ali Siddiqui, Legal Affairs Editor Advocate Shah Mohammad Bakhtir Ali, Education Affairs Editor MA Karim Jahangir, Bangladesh Liberation War Veterans 1971 USA President Bir Mukti Yoddha Ghulam Mostafa Khan Miraj and General Secretary Hero Freedom Fighter Farooq Hossain, Founder General Secretary of United Awami League and President of Muldhara Political America-Bangladesh Alliance MA Salam, Hero Freedom Fighter and Writer and Agriculturalist Maqbool Talukder, Hero Freedom Fighter Shaukat Akbar Ritchie, Hero Freedom Fighter Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury, Freedom Fighter Ismail Khan Ansari, Hero freedom fighter Khurshid Anwar Bablu, Hero freedom fighter Siraj Sarkar, Hero freedom fighter Sharaf Sarkir, Hero freedom fighter and journalist Alamgir Bhuiyan, Awami League leader Mahbubur Rahman Milan, Awami League leader Osman Ghani, Awami League leader Biswajit Saha, Awami League leader Suhas Barua, Sheikh Hasina Mantra President and Awami League leader Jalal Uddin Jalil and General Secretary Awami League Leader Kaykobad Khan, United States President Engineer Khandkar Ghiyas Uddin and General Secretary Journalist Helal Mahmud at the Independence Chetna Manch, Former Student Leader of Dhaka University Aktar Hossain, President of Bangabandhu Awami Lawyers Parishad United States Advocate Morsheda Zaman, Orbital General Secretary Advocate Zakir Hossain Mia, Awami League Leader T. Mollah, Awami League Leader Delwar Hossain Mollah, Awami League Leader AK Chowdhury, Youth Leader Khandkar Jahedul Islam, Geologist Ghiyas Uddin, Educationist Mosharraf Hossain Khan Chowdhury, Engineer Azizul Islam,General Secretary of News Portal Journalists Association Journalist Arifur Rahman Arif and Social Welfare Affairs Secretary of the same organization Md Pappu Chowdhury, United States Awami Secchasebak League President HM Iqbal and General Secretary Kibria Zaman, United States Chhatra League Former President ZA Joy, Vice President Shahidul Islam, Former General Secretary Jahangir H Mia, Former UP Chairman Awami League Leader Iqbal Hossain, Joint General Awami League of United States Women's League. Secretary Ruman Akhtar, President of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Jasad) United States Branch Dewan Shahed Chowdhury and General Secretary Noore Alam Ziku, Organizer of JSF-Bangladesh Haji Anwar Hossain Liton, Youth League leader Sheikh Zaman Hossain and Ibn News24.101 prominent expatriates including Com Editor Ayesha Akhter Ruby.