The sixth anniversary of death of Ahmad Taufiq Choudhury, former national amir of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at Bangladesh, will be observed today.
Taufiq Choudhury was a famous scholar of comparative religion and was also a writer and orator.
He wrote about 100 books and was editor and publisher of bi-monthly Ritu Patra and weekly Al-Minar, published from Mymensingh.
A non-communal personality and pioneer of Inter-Faith dialogue, Taufiq Choudhury was associated with many organisations.
He was the vice-president of Mymensingh Press Club and life member of Bangla Academy.
Born on February 6, 1932 at Selbarash in Sunamganj, Taufiq Choudhury died on August 10, 2005 in Dhaka, said a release.
Source : New Age
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