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Bangladeshi politician

Afsar Ali Ahmed
আফসার আলী আহমেদ
Member of Bangladesh Parliament
Member of Parliament
for Rangpur-2
In office
1973–1979
Preceded byConstituency initiated
Succeeded byMohammad Amin
Personal details
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyAwami League

Afsar Ali Ahmed (1920–2015) was an Awami League politician in Bangladesh and a member of parliament for Rangpur-2.

Career

Ahmed was a founding member of the Awami League and a confidant of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

In 1970, Ahmed was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan in the 1970 general election.

Ahmed was a member of the Constituent Assembly of Bangladesh.

Ahmed was elected to parliament from Rangpur-2 as an Awami League candidate in 1973. He played an important role in the establishment of Nilphamari Women's College. He went into hiding after the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in the 15 August 1975 Bangladeshi coup d'état and the military administration sought to take action against him.

Ahmed was the president of Nilphamari District unit of the Awami League for 34 years. He was a member of the Nilphamari District Lawyers' Association.

Death

Ahmed died 20 April 2015 in Rangpur Medical College Hospital.

References

  1. Debates: Official Report. Manager of Publications. 1972. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  2. "Memorial for a hero of Liberation War". The Daily Star. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Obituary". The New Nation. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  4. "Obituary". The Daily Star. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  5. ^ নীলফামারীর আ.লীগ নেতা আফসার আলী আর নেই. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 21 April 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  6. "List of 1st Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 September 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  7. "College Details: Nilphamari Govt. Mahila College - 3103". National University. Retrieved 23 June 2023.


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