Israfil Alam
Israfil Alam | |
|---|---|
ইসরাফিল আলম | |
| Member of 11th Jatiya Sangsad | |
| Member of Parliament for Naogaon-6 | |
| In office 25 January 2009 – 27 July 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
| Preceded by | Alamgir Kabir |
| Succeeded by | Anwar Hossain Helal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 March 1966 Naogaon, East Pakistan, Pakistan |
| Died | 27 July 2020 (aged 54) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
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]
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
- ^ "Israfil Alam MP no more". The Daily Star. 2020-07-28. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
- ^ "Form commission to protect children". The Daily Star. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ a b Habib, Wasim Bin (15 February 2009). "Corrupt unionism starts to creep up". The Daily Star. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "Banking sector is not free from flaws". The Daily Star. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "'Nobody cares about them'". The Daily Star. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "এমপি ইসরাফিল আলম আর নেই". Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). 27 July 2020.
- ^ "AL MP Israfil Alam dies from Covid-19 infection". The Daily Star. 2020-07-27. Retrieved 2020-07-27.