Kamal Haider (politician)

Kamal Haider (Bengali: কামাল হায়দার; 21 January 1947 – 4 June 2024) was a Bangladeshi politician, journalist and freedom fighter. He was a member of parliament from the Narsingdi-3 constituency.

Kamal Haider
কামাল হায়দার
Member of Parliament
Narsingdi-3
In office
1986–1988
Succeeded byShahjahan Saju
Personal details
Born(1947-01-21)21 January 1947
Died4 June 2024(2024-06-04) (aged 77)
Political partyGano Forum
Other political
affiliations
National Awami Party,
Awami League

Biography

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Haider was born on 21 January 1947.[1]

Kamal Haider joined the Student Union and started his political career.[1]

In 1971, he was a freedom fighter trained in the Bangladesh Liberation War.[1]

He served as the organizing secretary of the National Awami Party.[1]

Haider was elected to parliament from Narsingdi-3 as a National Awami Party candidate in 1986.[2]

He participated in the anti-military popular uprising in the 1990s.[1]

Haider died on 4 June 2024, at the age of 77.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Freedom fighter Kamal Haider dies". New Age. 4 June 2024.
  2. ^ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2020.