Bidhan Krishna Sen

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Bidhan Krishna Sen was a Bengali politician and an accused in the Agartala Conspiracy Case. [1] [2] [3]

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Career

In 1968, Sen was charged in the Agartala Conspiracy Case and was released in 1969. [4] [3] During that time Sen and Bibhuti Bhushan Chowdhury were the main liaison between Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the Indian government. [5] He was the Vice-President of the Chittagong District unit of the Awami League. [6]

Sen worked with Sheikh Mujibur Rahman during the Bangladesh Liberation War. [7] Sen was founding member of the Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal. [8] As acting President of the Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal, Sen called for a movement against the Awami League government led by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on 22 October 1974. [9]

Sen was part of a team of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal, along with Serajul Alam Khan, that sought to negotiate with the new government formed after the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. [10] Following an appeal by Sen and Abdullah Sarkar, Ziaur Rahman lifted the ban imposed on Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal in 1976 and in 1979 the party won 18 seats in the national election held by President Ziaur Rahman. [11] Sen himself was released from prison in 1978 along with other political prisoners. [12]

Personal life

Sen has a son, Shaibal Sen. [7]

Death

Sen died on 3 May 2004 at the National Institute of Cardio-vascular Disease. [8]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Agartala Conspiracy Case - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2025-01-23.
  3. 1 2 Curator (2019-12-25). "1969 | আওয়ামী লীগের অনেক নেতা কর্মী জানতেন না- বিধান কৃষ্ণ সেন | আগরতলা মামলার অপ্রকাশিত জবানবন্দী". সংগ্রামের নোটবুক. Retrieved 2025-01-23.
  4. ↑ "Release Day of Agartala case accused today". The Daily Star. 2008-02-22. Retrieved 2025-01-23.
  5. ↑ Hashmi, Taj (2022-04-22). Fifty Years of Bangladesh, 1971-2021: Crises of Culture, Development, Governance, and Identity. Springer Nature. p. 78. ISBN   978-3-030-97158-8.
  6. ↑ Umar, Badruddin (2004). The Emergence of Bangladesh. Oxford University Press. p. 134. ISBN   978-0-19-597908-4.
  7. 1 2 "Bidhan Krishna's contribution recalled". The Daily Star. 2012-05-03. Retrieved 2025-01-23.
  8. 1 2 "Bidhan Krishna Sen passes away". The Daily Star. 3 May 2004. Retrieved 2025-01-23.
  9. ↑ Nyrop, Richard F. (1975). Area Handbook for Bangladesh. U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. 199–200.
  10. ↑ Translations on South and East Asia. Joint Publications Research Service. p. 15.
  11. ↑ Ahmed, Faruque (2011-01-14). Bengal Politics in Britain. Lulu.com. p. 177. ISBN   978-0-557-61516-2.
  12. ↑ Asian Recorder. 1978. p. 14285.
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