Dewan Sirajul Huq

Dewan Sirajul Huq (Bengali: দেওয়ান সিরাজুল হক) was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and the former member of parliament from Comilla-4 (at present Brahmanbaria-4).[1] He was a personal associate of the former president of Bangladesh Ziaur Rahman. He was also one of the founding members of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[2]

Dewan Sirajul Huq
Member of Bangladesh Parliament
In office
18 February 1979 – 12 February 1982
Personal details
BornAkhaura, Brahmanbaria
Died3rd September, 2002
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party
EducationMA- Philosophy

Early life and education

Siajul Huq was born in a renowned Bengali Muslim family of Dewans in Akhaura, Brahmanbaria. His father Dewan Akbar Ali was a Munshi, a Muslim scholar. Sirajul Huq passed his Intermediate and Bachelor’s from Comilla Victoria Government College.

Career

Sirajul Huq was the elected vice president of Comilla Victoria Government College Central Students Union. In 1969, he became the general secretary of East Pakistan Road Transport Corporation Workers' Union.[3] Sirajul Huq was elected to the parliament from Comilla-4 (at present Brahmanbaria-4) as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 1979.[4] He had served as a close personal associate of the then president of Bangladesh Ziaur Rahman. He was one of the founding members of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). Sirajul Huq had served as the general secretary of Bangladesh Mazdoor Federation.[5] After the assassination of President Ziaur Rahman, Sirajul Huq became shattered and lost his interest in active politics.

Personal life

Sirajul Huq married a schoolteacher named Afroza Begum. Together they had three daughters- Moina, Rumana & Rubaba and a son-Habib Abdullah Zaki, who was the youngest. His son died in the year 2008 due to kidney failure.

References
  1. News Review on South Asia and Indian Ocean. Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses. 1982.
  2. বিএনপি’র প্রথম কমিটিতে যারা ছিলেন. Bangladesh Journal (in Bengali). 2021.
  3. East Pakistan Labour Journal. Labour Directorate, Government of East Pakistan. 1969. p. 19.
  4. "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  5. Countries, International Center for Public Enterprises in Developing (1980). Workers' Self-management and Participation in Decision-making as a Factor of Social Change and Economic Progress in Developing Countries: Bangladesh, Malta, Peru, Yugoslavia. ICPE. p. 70.


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