Abul Hasnat Muhammad Qamaruzzaman

Abul Hasnat Muhammad Qamaruzzaman
Abul Hasnat Muhammad Qamaruzzaman
আবুল হাসনাত মোহাম্মদ কামারুজ্জামান
	AHM Qamaruzzaman
Minister of Industries
	In office; 25 January 1975 – 15 August 1975
President	Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Prime Minister	Muhammad Mansur Ali
Preceded by	Syed Nazrul Islam
Succeeded by	Sultan Mahmud
5th President of Bangladesh Awami League
	In office; 18 January 1974 – 24 February 1975
General Secretary	Zillur Rahman
Preceded by	Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Succeeded by	Syeda Zohra Tajuddin
Member of Jatiya Sangsad
	In office; 7 April 1973 – 18 January 1974
Preceded by	Constituency established
Constituency	Rajshahi
1st Minister of Home Affairs (in exile)
	In office; 10 April 1971 – 12 January 1972
President	Sheikh Mujibur Rahman; Syed Nazrul Islam (acting);
Prime Minister	Tajuddin Ahmed
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Abdul Mannan
Personal details
Born	26 June 1926; Natore, Bengal, British India
Died	3 November 1975 (aged 49); Dacca Central Jail, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Political party	Awami League
Children	A. H. M. Khairuzzaman Liton
Occupation	Politician, minister

Abul Hasnat Muhammad Qamaruzzaman^[a] (26 June 1926 – 3 November 1975)^[1] was a Bangladeshi politician, government minister and one of the founding leader of Bangladesh. He was the Home Minister to Mujibnagar Government, Qamaruzzaman was murdered along with Syed Nazrul Islam, Muhammad Mansur Ali and Tajuddin Ahmed in the jail killings in Dhaka Central Jail on 3 November 1975 by a group of army officers on the instruction of President Mostaq.^[2]

Early life

Qamaruzzaman was born on 26 June 1926 in the city of Bagatipara Upazila, Natore in the province of Bengal (now in Bangladesh). He obtained degrees in economics from the University of Calcutta in 1946, and a law degree from the Rajshahi University in 1956. He began practising after his induction in the Rajshahi District bar association. As a student, Qamaruzzaman became active in the Muslim League and worked for the Pakistan movement.^{[citation needed]}

Political career

Qamaruzzaman joined the Awami League in 1956. He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan in 1962, 1965 and again in 1970. He rose to national party leadership posts in the late 1960s. During the Bangladesh Liberation War, Qamaruzzaman served as the minister of relief and rehabilitation in the provisional government of Bangladesh formed at Mujibnagar. After the creation of Bangladesh, he won election to the national parliament from Rajshahi in 1973. He resigned on 18 January 1974, to serve as president of the Awami League. In 1975, Kamaruzzaman was appointed minister of industries and a member of the executive committee of BAKSAL.^[3]

Death and legacy

After the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on 15 August 1975, Qamaruzzaman was arrested by the regime of the new president Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad and imprisoned in the Dhaka Central Jail with Tajuddin Ahmed, Syed Nazrul Islam and Mansur Ali. These four senior Awami League politicians were killed on 3 November 1975, by army officers who were responsible for Mujib's death.^[4] Qamaruzzaman's son, A. H. M. Khairuzzaman Liton, is an Awami League politician and the mayor of Rajshahi City.^[5]

Notes

^ Bengali: আবুল হাসনাত মোহাম্মদ কামারুজ্জামান

References

^ "What we lost on November 3, 1975". The Daily Star. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
^ Mamoon, Muntassir (2012). "Qamaruzzaman, Abul Hasnat Mohammad". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
^ "Remembering the Four Leaders". The Daily Star. 8 November 2013. Archived from the original on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
^ Manik, Julfikar Ali (15 August 2010). "Freed of stigma, nation mourns". The Daily Star. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
^ "AL's Liton beats Bulbul of BNP in Rajshahi mayor race by huge margin". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 19 April 2020.

External links

Media related to Abul Hasnat Muhammad Qamaruzzaman at Wikimedia Commons

[1] Bengali: আবুল হাসনাত মোহাম্মদ কামারুজ্জামান

[2] "What we lost on November 3, 1975". The Daily Star. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2023.

[bpedia-3] Mamoon, Muntassir (2012). "Qamaruzzaman, Abul Hasnat Mohammad". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.

[4] "Remembering the Four Leaders". The Daily Star. 8 November 2013. Archived from the original on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.

[5] Manik, Julfikar Ali (15 August 2010). "Freed of stigma, nation mourns". The Daily Star. Retrieved 13 July 2015.

[6] "AL's Liton beats Bulbul of BNP in Rajshahi mayor race by huge margin". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 19 April 2020.

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