Tofail Ahmed, an Awami League heavyweight and close confidant of Bangladesh’s founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, remains in critical condition after being hospitalised for 10 days with age-related complications. Tofail’s personal assistant, Abul Khayer, confirmed that his condition remains “unchanged”. Tofail rose to prominence as a fiery student leader in the 1960s and played a pivotal role in the country’s independence movement. Tofail was one of the four regional commanders in the 1971 Liberation War, and served as the political secretary to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in the early 1970s. As he became a political heavyweight, Tofail served the Awami League as the organising secretary for a long time before becoming a presidium member later.
