Khandakar Muhammad Illyas

Khandakar Muhammad Illyas (1923–1995) was a writer, left-wing politician, and supporter of ties between Bangladesh and the Soviet Union.[1][2]

Early life

Illyas was born on 3 May 1923.[3]

Career

Illyas toured China with Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Tofazzal Hossain Manik Miah, and Ataur Rahman Khan in 1952 to attend Asia and Pacific Rim Peace Conference.[4][5]

Illyas was a leader of the Bangladesh-USSR society.[6] He served as a member of the Central Committee of Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League, the one party government established by Awami League in 1975.[7]

After the Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in the 15 August 1975 Bangladesh coup d'état Illyas was arrested by the new military regime in 1976.[6]

Illyas wrote a book about the time Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani spent in exile in Europe titled Jokhon Bashani Europe-eh in 1978.[8][9] He also wrote the Mujibbad. He served as the editor and publisher of Desher Dak, the newspaper founded by Bhashani, and friend of Tassduq Ahmad.[10] He was considered part of the Bhashani group.[11][12]

Illyas wrote Bangladesher Samaj Biplobe Bangabandhur Darshan about the impact of the philosophy of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on socialism in Bangladesh.[13][14]

Death

Illyas died on 17 November 1995 at the BIRDEM hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[3]

References

  1. ^ একুশের কবিতায় আগুনের ফুলকি. Jaijaidin. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  2. ^ সিরাজুদ্দীন হোসেন (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Khondakar Mohammad Elias". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 13 December 2021.[self-published]
  4. ^ আমাদের শিল্প-সাহিত্য বিশ্ব দরবারে পৌঁছে দিতে চাই: প্রধানমন্ত্রী. Jugantor. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  5. ^ Ilias, Ahmed (23 December 2016). "Remembering the Frontliner". The Daily Star. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  6. ^ a b USSR and Third World. Central Asian Research Centre. 1976. p. 5.
  7. ^ "BANGLADESH KRISHAK SRAMIK AWAMI LEAGUE - Bongobondhu Information & Research Center". bongobondhuinfocenter.com. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  8. ^ যে বই বাজেয়াপ্ত হয়েছিল দুবার. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Book List of PIB Library" (PDF). PIB. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  10. ^ Ahmed, Faruque (20 March 2009). Bengali Journals and Journalism in Britain (1916-2007). Lulu.com. p. 29. ISBN 978-0-557-05113-7.
  11. ^ Gupta, Jyoti Sen (1963). Eclipse of East Pakistan: Chronicles of Events Since Birth of East Pakistan Till October, 1963. RENCO. p. 340.
  12. ^ Gupta, Jyoti Sen (1974). History of Freedom Movement in Bangladesh, 1943-1973: Some Involvement. Naya Prokash. p. 121.
  13. ^ Alam, S. M. Shamsul (29 April 2016). Governmentality and Counter-Hegemony in Bangladesh. Springer. ISBN 978-1-137-52603-8.
  14. ^ Hafiz, M. Abdul; Khan, Abdur Rob (1986). Nation Building in Bangladesh: Retrospect and Prospect. Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies. p. 48.