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Afsar Ali Ahmed

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Afsar Ali Ahmed
আফসার আলী আহমেদ
Member of Bangladesh Parliament
Member of Parliament
for Rangpur-2
In office
1973–1979
Preceded byConstituency initiated
Succeeded byMohammad Amin
Personal details
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyAwami League

Afsar Ali Ahmed (1920–2015) was an Awami League politician in Bangladesh and a member of parliament for Rangpur-2.[1][2]

Career

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Ahmed was a founding member of the Awami League and a confidant of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[3][4]

In 1970, Ahmed was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan in the 1970 general election.[3]

Ahmed was a member of the Constituent Assembly of Bangladesh.[5]

Ahmed was elected to parliament from Rangpur-2 as an Awami League candidate in 1973.[6] He played an important role in the establishment of Nilphamari Women's College.[7] He went into hiding after the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in the 15 August 1975 Bangladeshi coup d'état and the military administration sought to take action against him.[3]

Ahmed was the president of Nilphamari District unit of the Awami League for 34 years.[5] He was a member of the Nilphamari District Lawyers' Association.[3]

Death

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Ahmed died 20 April 2015 in Rangpur Medical College Hospital.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Debates: Official Report. Manager of Publications. 1972. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Memorial for a hero of Liberation War". The Daily Star. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d "Obituary". The New Nation. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Obituary". The Daily Star. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  5. ^ a b c নীলফামারীর আ.লীগ নেতা আফসার আলী আর নেই. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 21 April 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  6. ^ "List of 1st Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 September 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  7. ^ "College Details: Nilphamari Govt. Mahila College - 3103". National University. Retrieved 23 June 2023.