Israfil Alam

Israfil Alam (13 March 1966 – 27 July 2020)[1] was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a 3-term Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Naogaon-6 constituency.[2]

Israfil Alam
ইসরাফিল আলম
Member of 11th Jatiya Sangsad
Member of Parliament
for Naogaon-6
In office
25 January 2009 – 27 July 2020
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byAlamgir Kabir
Succeeded byAnwar Hossain Helal
Personal details
Born(1966-03-13)13 March 1966
Naogaon, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Died27 July 2020(2020-07-27) (aged 54)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Political partyBangladesh Awami League

Career

Alam at one point worked as a meter reader for the Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company.[3] He was elected to the parliament from Naogaon-6 in 2008 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate.[4]

Alam after being elected was accused of supporting labor unrest in Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company and trying to establish supremacy of Titas Gas Sramik League, the pro-Awami League labour body of the company.[3] He was the chairman of the parliamentary standing committee on the Labour and Employment Ministry.[5]

He was chairman of board of trustees in Atish Dipankar University of Science and Technology.[6]

Death

Alam died from COVID-19 complications at Square Hospital in Dhaka on 27 July 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh.[7]

References
  1. "Israfil Alam MP no more". The Daily Star. 2020-07-28. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
  2. "Form commission to protect children". The Daily Star. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  3. Habib, Wasim Bin (15 February 2009). "Corrupt unionism starts to creep up". The Daily Star. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  4. "Banking sector is not free from flaws". The Daily Star. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  5. "'Nobody cares about them'". The Daily Star. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  6. "এমপি ইসরাফিল আলম আর নেই". Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). 27 July 2020.
  7. "AL MP Israfil Alam dies from Covid-19 infection". The Daily Star. 2020-07-27. Retrieved 2020-07-27.


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