Raja Aungshoi Prue Chowdhury, the chief of Bomang Circle, is no more. He passed away yesterday morning due to old-age-complications at his palace. He was 98.
Father of six sons and two daughters, the indigenous leader left unnumbered relatives and well-wishers to mourn his death.
The date of his funeral is yet to be decided as the Royal Family members will finalise the date, said sources in the family. As per Buddhist ritual, funeral takes
place seven days after the death.
Aungshoi Prue was the fifteenth King in the Bomang Circle. The Royal family and people in hills have been reeling with profound shock at the death of their oldest
Raja.
The next chief of Bomang Circle has not been declared yet. The Raja is usually nominated from the Royal Family on the basis of seniority.
During the regime of Ziaur Rahman, Aungshoi Prue had served as a state minister for food.
Many people from all walks of life thronged the Bomang palace after hearing of his death to take a glance of the deceased.
Bir Bahadur Ushoi Sing, chairman of CHT Development Board; M Shamsul Huda, brigade commander of Bandarban; Kaya Shoi Hla, chairman of Bandarban Hill District Council;
KM Tariqul Islam, deputy commissioner of Bandarban; Kamrul Ahsan, superintendent of police, and M Zabed Reza, the municipality mayor, visited the Royal Palace and
expressed sympathy with the bereaved family members.
A large number of civil society representatives and political leaders also visited the palace to convey their condolences at the death of the Bomang Raja.
Meanwhile, the chairmen of three hill district councils (HCDs), political party leaders and individuals sent condolence messages at the death of Bomang Raja.
Parbattya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samity (PCJSS) in a condolence message expressed deep shock at the demise of the oldest king and said Aungshoi Prue had been a very
revered traditional leader.
-With The Daily Star input
