NCP Leader and ‘July Activist’ Rafia Dies

❐ Staff Correspondent

Rafia Sultana, senior joint convener of the National Citizens Party (NCP) for Bogra district and a former student of Dhaka University, has passed away.

He died while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in the capital on Wednesday, April 9.

Family sources say that he was rushed to the hospital after suddenly feeling unwell on Wednesday. Later, when his condition deteriorated, he was admitted to the ICU. He died there around 3 am.

She is survived by her husband and two daughters.

Rafia was a student of the Islamic Studies Department of DU in the 2012-13 session. She was active in various movements for Jamaat-Shibir since her student days. In 2019, she ran for the post of Vice President (VP) in the Rokeya Hall Student Union elections.

He was also active in the 2018 quota movement and the July conflict of 2024. He was known as the July fighter.

He was the senior joint convener of the Jatiya Nagorik Party’s Bogra district.

Apart from this, he also served as the founding joint convener of the People’s Rights Council. Central and district leaders expressed deep grief over his death and offered condolences to the family.

The condolence message signed by NCP leader Sadia Farzana Dina stated that the party expresses deep grief and sorrow over the death of Rafia Sultana, senior joint convener of the Bogra District Convenor Committee. The statement claimed that the loss of a brave, dedicated and idealistic comrade is an irreparable loss.

A funeral prayer will be held at his father’s house in Atbaria Pirgachha, Gabtoli Upazila, Bogra this afternoon. In addition, prayers have been organized at the Bogra district NCP office.