Afsar Ali Ahmed

Afsar Ali Ahmed (1920–2015) was an Awami League politician and the former Member of Parliament of Rangpur-2.[1][2]

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

Career

Ahmed was a founding member of the Awami League and confidant of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[3][4]

In 1970, Ahmed was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan in the 1970 General Election.[3]

Ahmed was a member of the Constituent Assembly of Bangladesh.[5]

Ahmed was elected to parliament from Rangpur-2 as an Awami League candidate in 1973.[6] He played an important role in the established of Nilphamari Women's College.[7] 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.[3]

Ahmed was the president of Nilphamari District unit of Awami League for 34 years.[5] He was a member of the Nilphamari District Lawyers' Association.[3]

Death

Ahmed died 20 April 2015 in Rangpur Medical College Hospital.[5]

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 2023-06-23.
  3. Nation, The New. "Obituary". The New Nation. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
  4. Correspondent, Our; Nilphamari (2015-04-22). "Obituary". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
  5. "নীলফামারীর আ.লীগ নেতা আফসার আলী আর নেই". banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 2015-04-21. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
  6. "List of 1st Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  7. "National University :: College Details". www.nubd.info. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
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