Ajoy Roy was a kind, accommodating and educated man, said Syed Ashraf. Born on Dec 30, 1928, in Mymensingh, Roy got involved with the Communist Party while studying in school at India's Varanasi. He then went back to his ancestral home in Kishoreganj and went on to join the Communist Party. After the CPB split in 1993, he formed a separate party 'Communist Kendra' with Wazedul Islam Khan, which lasted a short time. Roy authored several books on Bangladesh covering politics, economy, movements and land management and was also a columnist.

Source: bd News24 October 19, 2016 08:15 UTC