Justice Chowdhury, also a former vice-chancellor of Dhaka University, played a leading role in mobilising world opinion in favour of Bangladesh during the War of Liberation in 1971.

He was also elected chairman of the UN Human Rights Commission in 1985.

A qurankhwani and milad mahfil will be held at his village home at Nagbari in Tangail today.

Justice Abu Sayeed Chowdhury National Memorial Council will also distribute foods among the flood victims to mark the day.