OUR CORRESPONDENT, Manikganj

Amal Kumar Basu, a patron of education in Manikganj, passed away yesterday.

He was 83.

Amal was former president of Manikganj district unit of Udichi Shilpigosthi, former general secretary of Manikganj Subdivision Sports Association and former founder headmaster of Manikganj Girls High School.

He served as the secretary of Kalibari Anandamoyee Kali Mandir in the district town for 24 years. He was the founding president of the subdivision unit of Tamuddan Majlish and the secretary of Manikganj Art Council. He was involved in building numerous educational institutions.

Amal was born on February 16, 1939 in a zamindar family at Chandahar village in Singair, Manikganj.