REAR ADMIRAL MAHBUB ALI KHAN: A SYMBOL OF HARD WORK, HONESTY AND INTEGRITY

[Rear Admiral Mahbub Ali Khan] It has been long, painful thirty-six years for the family since they suddenly lost Rear Admiral Mahbub Ali Khan on August 6, 1984. [Rear Admiral M.A. Khan with his elder daughter Shahina Khan Zaman, Poem written by Dr Zubaida Rahman] A darkness of gloom descended on the family as they saw their light of happiness disappear, leaving the whole country in a pool of great shock. [Shahina Khan Zaman mourns next to her father's grave] The nation lost a valiant son. The night before his death, he conducted rescue operations of a crashed plane of Bangladesh airlines. Rear Admiral Mahbub Ali Khan was a true patriot, a brave soldier, a devoted Muslim and above all, a man who always wanted to help the distressed humanity. He believed that patriotism without honesty is meaningless. These qualities led to the making of a glowing and illustrious personality that touched the hearts of everyone he met and knew. He was a noble human being who sacrificed the last momen...