Sirajul Hossain Khan

Sirajul Hossain Khan (1926–2007) was a Jatiya Party politician and former minister and member of parliament for Habiganj-2.

Sirajul Hossain Khan
Member of Bangladesh Parliament
Personal details
BornBaniachang
Died18-Feb-2007
Baniachang
Political partyJatiya Party

Early life

Khan was born on 17 July 1926, in Baniachong village, Baniachong Upazila, Habiganj subdivision, Sylhet district (of Assam), British Raj).[1][2]

Career

Khan served in the Bangladesh Liberation war in the Bangladesh Muktijuddha Samannay Parishad. He was elected to the Parliament from Habiganj-2 as a Jatiya Party candidate in 1986 and 1988 and was a cabinet Minister (1985-1990). He served as the Bureau chief of Pakistan Times in Dacca and was the founder Editor of the Eastern News Agency (ENA). He was a trade unionist who served as the General Secretary of the East Pakistan Journalists Union and the Bangladesh Sramik Federation.[3][4]

Death

Khan died in Dhaka on 17 February 2007.[3]

References
  1. Islam, Sirajul. "Baniachang". Banglapedia. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  2. "Deposing of a dictator: Revisiting a magnificent mass uprising – VI". New Age. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  3. "Ex-minister Sirajul Hossain Khan dies". The Daily Star. BSS. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  4. "Electoral Area Result Statistics". Amarmp. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
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