Abul Hasnat Muhammad Qamaruzzaman

Abul Hasnat Muhammad Kamaruzzaman
Abul Hasnat Muhammad Kamaruzzaman
আবুল হাসনাত মোহাম্মদ কামারুজ্জামান
Born	1926; Rajshahi, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died	3 November 1975 (aged 48–49); Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Occupation(s)	Politician, minister
Political party	Awami League

Abul Hasnat Muhammad Kamaruzzaman (1926 – 3 November 1975) was a Bangladeshi politician, government minister and a leading member of the Awami League. A member of the Mujibnagar Government, Kamaruzzaman was murdered along with Syed Nazrul Islam, Muhammad Mansur Ali and Tajuddin Ahmed in the jail killings in Dhaka Central Jail on 3 November 1975.^[1]

Early life

Qamaruzzaman was born in 1926 in the city of Rajshahi in the province of Bengal (now in Bangladesh). He obtained degrees in economics from the University of Calcutta in 1946, and a law degree from the Rajshahi University in 1956. He began practising law after his induction in the Rajshahi District bar association. As a student, Qamaruzzaman became active in the Muslim League and worked for the Pakistan movement.

Political career

Kamaruzzaman joined the Awami League in 1956. He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan in 1962, 1965 and again in 1970. He rose to national party leadership posts in the late 1960s, becoming a close ally of Mujib. During the Bangladesh Liberation War, Kamaruzzaman served as the minister of relief and rehabilitation in the provisional government of Bangladesh formed at Mujibnagar. After the creation of Bangladesh, he won election to the national parliament from Rajshahi in 1973. The minister of home affairs in Mujib's cabinet, the first home minister of independent Bangladesh,^[2] he resigned on 18 January 1974, to serve as president of the Awami League. In 1975, Kamaruzzaman was appointed minister of industries and a member of the executive committee of BAKSAL.^[3]

Death and legacy

After the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on 15 August 1975, Qamaruzzaman was arrested by the regime of the new president Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad and imprisoned in the Dhaka Central Jail with Tajuddin Ahmed, Syed Nazrul Islam and Mansur Ali. These four senior Awami League politicians were killed on 3 November 1975, by army officers who were responsible for Mujib's death.^[4] His son, A. H. M. Khairuzzaman Liton, is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the mayor of Rajshahi City.^[5]

References

^ Mamoon, Muntassir (2012). "Qamaruzzaman, Abul Hasnat Mohammad". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
^ "Rafiqul explains why Zia was first president". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
^ "Remembering the Four Leaders". The Daily Star. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
^ Manik, Julfikar Ali. "Freed of stigma, nation mourns". The Daily Star. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
^ "AL's Liton beats Bulbul of BNP in Rajshahi mayor race by huge margin". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2020-04-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[bpedia-1] Mamoon, Muntassir (2012). "Qamaruzzaman, Abul Hasnat Mohammad". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.

[2] "Rafiqul explains why Zia was first president". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 13 July 2015.

[3] "Remembering the Four Leaders". The Daily Star. Retrieved 13 July 2015.

[4] Manik, Julfikar Ali. "Freed of stigma, nation mourns". The Daily Star. Retrieved 13 July 2015.

[5] "AL's Liton beats Bulbul of BNP in Rajshahi mayor race by huge margin". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2020-04-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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Presidents	Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani (1949–56) Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy (1956–57) Abdur Rashid Tarkabagish (1957–66) Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (1966–74) Muhammad Qamaruzzaman (1974–75) Syeda Zohra Tajuddin (Convenor) (1977–78) Abdul Malek Ukil (1978–81) Sheikh Hasina (1981– present)
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History	Pakistan Era: Two-nation theory All Pakistan Awami Muslim League Language Movement United Front Six point movement Agartala Conspiracy Case 1970 Pakistani general election Non-cooperation movement (1971) 7 March Speech of Bangabandhu Bangladesh Liberation War: Independence Declaration Provisional Government Mujibnagar Mukti Bahini Joy Bangla Sheikh Mujib Administration: Famine of 1974 Second Revolution BAKSAL Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Jail Killing Day Indemnity Act Sheikh Hasina Era: 1988 Chittagong massacre Caretaker government 2004 Dhaka grenade attack 2006–08 crisis Logi Boitha Rally International Crimes Tribunal Vision 2021 Graft scandal Sheikh–Wazed family Criticism of Awami League
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