Abul Islam

Abul Islam
Member of Parliament
for Jessore-6
In office
1973–1975
Preceded byConstituency Established
Succeeded byM. A. Badrul Ali
Personal details
Born1924
Died20 February 2004 (aged 79-80)
Political partyBangladesh Awami League

Abul Islam (1924 – 20 February 2004) was a Bangladeshi freedom fighter and politician from Jessore belonging to the Bangladesh Awami League. He was a member of the Jatiya Sangsad. He was known as Sabas Chairman.[1][2]

Biography

Islam was born on 1924 at Hajirbag in Jhikargacha of Jessore.[1] He was elected as the chairman of the then Balla Union Parishad in 1958.

In 1964 Ayub Khan introduced basic democracy system. Islam sent a letter to the office of the president and speaker in which he criticised it. He was the only chairman who directly criticised the system.[1] After this incident The Daily Ittefaq published a news article about him titled Sabas Chairman. Later, he received "Sabas Chairman" title from Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[2]

Islam was elected as a member of the East Pakistan Provincial Assembly in 1970.[1] He took part in the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971. He was appointed as a member of the Constituent Assembly of Bangladesh.[2] Later, he was elected as a member of the Jatiya Sangsad from Jessore-6 in 1973.[3]

Islam died on 20 February 2004.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "আবুল ইসলামের ১৫তম মৃত্যুবার্ষিকী বুধবার". Ittefaq (in Bengali). 19 February 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "প্রখ্যাত ব্যক্তিত্ব". Jhikargacha Upazila (in Bengali). 19 February 2019. Archived from the original on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  3. ^ "List of 1st Parliament Members" (PDF). Jatiya Sangsad (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 September 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2014.