Chittagong, Bangladesh: Prominent veteran freedom fighter Abdu Khalek Shaheb passed away (Inna Lillahi-Wainna illaihi Rajeoon) on October 13, at about 11:00 pm, at Teknaf, Bangladesh with fever, at the age of 83, according to Salamat Ullah, a son of the deceased.
“His Namaze-e-Janaza was held at Boritoli of Teknaf, the next day after Johur Prayer.”
He hailed from Kular Bill village of Maungdaw north, Arakan State, Burma. He was a gallant fighter and served as a commander in Rohingya National Army (RNA).
He joined the Rohingya Freedom Movement in his young age and worked under Kaseim Raja and Sayed Ahmed Shaheb in his various capacities. In 1986 he joined a faction of Rohingya Solidarity Organization (RSO) that latter emerged as Arakan Rohingya National Organization (ARNO), said his elder son.
Since 2003 he had been retired from active service for his old age, but he remained committed to the cause of the Rohingya people as a member of ARNO till his death. He was well-known in Arakan State and abroad for his bravery in fighting, said a colleague from Teknaf.
He was the son of late Lal Mohamed of Kularbil village of Maungdaw Township. He left behind seven sons, three daughters and a lot of relatives and friends in Arakan and abroad to mourn his death.
His son Noor Mohamed said, “My father has departed from
