Abdur Rab Serniabat

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Abdur Rob Serniabat
আব্দুর রব সেরনিয়াবাত
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Personal details
Born4 April 1921
Seral, Backergunge District, Bengal Presidency
Died15 August 1975(1975-08-15) (aged 54)
Dacca, Bangladesh
Manner of death Assassination
Nationality Bangladeshi
Political party Bangladesh Awami League
Children
Relatives Sheikh family of Tungipara (in-laws)
Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah (grandson)
Jahangir Kabir Nanak (nephew)
Education Brojomohun College
Alma mater University of Dacca
Calcutta Islamia College
Awards Independence Award Ribbon.svg Independence Award

Abdur Rob Serniabat (4 April 1921-1975) was a Bangladeshi politician and the former water resources minister. He was the brother-in-law of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, founding father of Bangladesh, and the maternal uncle of Sheikh Hasina, the five-time prime minister of Bangladesh. He was killed during the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on 15 August 1975. [1]

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Early life

Serniabat was born on 4 April 1921 to the Bengali Muslim Serniabat family of Seral, Agailjhara in the Backergunge District of the Bengal Presidency. [2] The family were direct descendants of Emperor Sher Shah Suri. [3] [4] He passed his matriculation from Chadshi High School in Gauranadi or Bhola High School, [5] Intermediate of Arts from Brojomohun College, Bachelor of Arts from Calcutta Islamia College, and Bachelor of Laws from the University of Dacca. [4]

Career

At early stages in his career, Abdur Rob Serniabat was a lawyer in the city of Barishal. [6] He later stepped into politics, becoming general secretary of the Ganatantri Party from 1956. Serniabat then joined the central committee of the National Awami Party when it formed in 1957. In 1969, he joined the East Pakistan Awami League and was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan at the 1970 Pakistani general election but this assembly was never formed. It led to the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971, where Serniabat served as the Chairman of the Barisal South Zonal Council and remained a member of the Awami league central working committee. [4]

After independence, he carried out his appointed role as the minister of Water Resources for Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. [7] He later joined Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League. [5]

Death

His house on 27 Minto Road, Dhaka was attacked at about 5:00 AM by soldiers commanded by Major Shahriar Rashid, Major Aziz Pasha, Captain Nurul Huda and Captain Majed. Abdur Rob Serniabat, daughter Baby Serniabat, son Arif Serniabat, his nephew Shaheed Serniabat, Grandson Sukanto Babu were among those killed while his wife Amena Begum, Shahan Ara Begum, Abul Hasnat Abdullah's wife daughter Beauty Serniabat was injured along with others in the house. His sons Abul Hasnat Abdullah, Abul Khair Abdullah and granddaughter Kanta Abdullah also survived. A case was filed regarding this incident at Ramna Police Station on 21 October 1996, convicting 18 people. [8] His son Abul Hasnat Abdullah was elected a member of parliament in 2014. [9] His house is now part of headquarters complex of Dhaka Metropolitan Police. [10] On 30 July 2018, his grandson, Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah, was elected Mayor of Barishal. [11] His daughter is married to the brother of MP Mahbubul Alam Hanif.

Legacy

Shaheed Abdur Rob Serniabat Stadium at Barishal Division in Bangladesh is named after him. SARSTEC, a technological college for textiles education which is located at the same division has also been named honoring him. [12]

References

  1. ↑ "Nation In Mourning". The Daily Star. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  2. ↑ Ahmed, Siraj Uddin (1998). Sheikh Hasina, prime minister of Bangladesh. New Delhi: UBS Publishers' Distributors. p. 62. ISBN   9788174762207.
  3. ↑ Kanchan, Mohammad Mostafizur Rahman (2017). সেরনিয়াবাত বংশের ইতিবৃত্ত (in Bengali). Shahbag, Dhaka: Janantik. p. 11.
  4. 1 2 3 Ahmed, Siraj Uddin (2010). বরিশাল বিভাগের ইতিহাস (in Bengali). Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bhaskar Prakashani. p. 299.
  5. 1 2 Baig, Mohommod Azom (2012). "Serniabat, Abdur Rab". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN   984-32-0576-6. OCLC   52727562. OL   30677644M . Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  6. ↑ Mujibur Rahman, Sheikh (2012). Sheikh Mujibur Rahman: The Unfinished Memoirs. Translated by Alam, Fakrul. Penguin. p. 75. ISBN   978-81-8475-703-3 . Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  7. ↑ Momen, Nurul. Bangladesh, the first four years. Bangladesh Institute of Law & International Affairs. p. 141. OCLC   560279964.
  8. ↑ "No justice yet in 3 other Aug 15 cases". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  9. ↑ "Abul Hasnat Abdullah". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  10. ↑ Ali, Tawfique. "A heritage site in city heart overshadowed". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  11. ↑ "Sadiq Abdullah of AL bags eight times more votes than BNP's Sarwar in Barishal mayor race" . Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "Students to line up for president and PM only". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
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