Sirajul Islam (1944 - 2 June 1996) was a Awami League politician in Bangladesh and a member of parliament for Dinajpur-2 and Panchagarh-1.[1]
Sirajul Islam | |
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Member of Parliament for Dinajpur-2 | |
In office 1973–1982 | |
Succeeded by | Satish Chandra Roy |
Member of Parliament for Panchagarh-1 | |
In office 1986–1988 | |
Succeeded by | Abdul Kuddus |
Personal details | |
Political party | Awami League |
Early life
editSirajul Islam was born in 1944 in Mahajan Para of Maidandighi Union, Boda Upazila located in Panchagarh district. His father's name is Imaz Uddin Ahmed and mother's name is Kabijan Necha. He was the fifth among seven sisters and two brothers.[citation needed]
Personal life
editSirajul Islam's only brother Nurul Islam Sujan is a member of parliament for the Panchagarh-2 constituency and rail minister.
Career
editIslam was elected to parliament from Dinajpur-2 as a Awami League candidate in 1973 and 1979.[2] He was elected to parliament from Panchagarh-1 as a Awami League candidate in 1986.[3]
Legacy
editBir Muktijoddha Sirajul Islam Stadium and Bir Muktijoddha Sirajul Islam Railway Station (the main railway station of Panchagarh) were named after him.[4]
References
edit- ^ muktocolumn (2 June 2020). বীর মুক্তিযোদ্ধা এ্যাডভোকেট সিরাজুল ইসলাম মৃত্যুবার্ষিকী সীমিত আকারে পালন | রংপুরের কন্ঠ. rangpurerkantho.com (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 21 June 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ "Panchagarh-Dhaka non-stop train service begins". banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 25 May 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2020.