Abul Hasnat Muhammad Qamaruzzaman[a] (26 June 1926 – 3 November 1975)[1] was a Bangladeshi politician, government minister and one of the founding leader of Bangladesh. He was the Home Minister to Mujibnagar Government, Qamaruzzaman 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 by a group of army officers on the instruction of President Mostaq.[2]
Abul Hasnat Muhammad Qamaruzzaman | |
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আবুল হাসনাত মোহাম্মদ কামারুজ্জামান | |
 AHM Qamaruzzaman | |
| Minister of Industries | |
| In office 25 January 1975 – 15 August 1975 | |
| President | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman |
| Prime Minister | Muhammad Mansur Ali |
| Preceded by | Syed Nazrul Islam |
| Succeeded by | Sultan Mahmud |
| 5th President of Bangladesh Awami League | |
| In office 18 January 1974 – 24 February 1975 | |
| General Secretary | Zillur Rahman |
| Preceded by | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman |
| Succeeded by | Syeda Zohra Tajuddin |
| Member of Jatiya Sangsad | |
| In office 7 April 1973 – 18 January 1974 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Constituency | Rajshahi |
| 1st Minister of Home Affairs (in exile) | |
| In office 10 April 1971 – 12 January 1972 | |
| President |
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| Prime Minister | Tajuddin Ahmed |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Mannan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 June 1926 Natore, Bengal, British India |
| Died | 3 November 1975 (aged 49) Dacca Central Jail, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Political party | Awami League |
| Children | A. H. M. Khairuzzaman Liton |
| Occupation | Politician, minister |
Early life
editQamaruzzaman was born on 26 June 1926 in the city of Bagatipara Upazila, Natore 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 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.[citation needed]
Political career
editQamaruzzaman 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. During the Bangladesh Liberation War, Qamaruzzaman 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. 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
editAfter 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] Qamaruzzaman's son, A. H. M. Khairuzzaman Liton, is an Awami League politician and the mayor of Rajshahi City.[5]
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "What we lost on November 3, 1975". The Daily Star. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Remembering the Four Leaders". The Daily Star. 8 November 2013. Archived from the original on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ Manik, Julfikar Ali (15 August 2010). "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 19 April 2020.
External links
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