Like many on this forum, I had my own share of verbal battles with Dr. Jaffor Ullah, but I always appreciated the sincerity and the boldness with which he articulated his views and the firm resolve with which he held on to his convictions. I will miss his presence on this forum and most of all, I will miss arguing with him. May his family and loved ones have the strength to bear this terrible loss and may his soul rest in peace.
M. Harun uz Zaman
--- In mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com, Sukhamaya Bain <subain1@...> wrote:
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> I am deeply saddened by the untimely death of Dr. A. H. Jaffor Ullah. Here is an obituary on him in the local newspaper in New Orleans.
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> http://obits.nola.com/obituaries/nola/obituary.aspx?n=abul-hasnat-jaffor-ullah&pid=166565449&fhid=5630#fbLoggedOut
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> Dr. Ullah was a good friend of mine, although we lost contact lately. I met him sometime in 1995 when I was doing a summer teaching job at Tulane University. In the summer of 1996 we used to meet quite often. At that time I was a researcher at the USDA Southern Regional Research Center, away from my regular faculty position at Xavier University, and Dr. Ullah was a senior researcher there.
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> He was the editor cum publisher of a monthly magazine called Bangla Barta, which he used to send for free to his friends and acquaintances. I was a contributor for that magazine. We used to exchange ideas about articles in the News from Bangladesh, where he was a key player, and I was a pretty frequent contributor. I also had my first lesson on the stock market business from him.
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> He and his family were a cultured bunch, with literary, linguistic and musical talents and activities. Our families visited each other a few times from 1995-1997. I met his son Rashad first when he was a high school kid visiting his dad’s office. I remember, when I was talking with him in English, he said to me something like, “Uncle, we can talk in Bangla also.†Of course, later he did a Ph.D. in Linguistics from Yale University.
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> The death of Dr. Ullah is indeed a great loss for the secular voices that originated from Bangladesh. I salute Dr. Ullah for his contributions to rational discourses on human issues of the Indian subcontinent and of the world.
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> Sukhamaya Bain Â
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> From: Avijit Roy <charbak_bd@...>
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> Sent: Friday, August 23, 2013 1:51 AM
> Subject: [mukto-mona] Dr. A. H. Jaffor Ullah passed away
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> Farewell, great voice of secularism, Dr. Jaffor Ullah! You were a great voice of reason and humanity.
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> An Obituary:
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> বিদায় জাফর à¦à¦¾à¦‡ [ড.ঠà¦à¦‡à¦š জাফর উলà§à¦²à¦¾à¦¹], বিদায় আমাদের লড়াকৠসেকà§à¦¯à§à¦²à¦¾à¦°à¦¿à¦¸à§à¦Ÿ সৈনিক
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> http://mukto-mona.com/bangla_blog/?p=37056
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> Regards,
> Avijit
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