Gour Chandra Bala

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Gour Chandra Bala
Member of Parliament
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Political party Bangladesh Awami League

Gour Chandra Bala (died 2005) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and minister in the East Pakistan government. [1]

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Career

Bala was elected to the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan on 25 March 1954 from Faridpur North-East. [2] He was the Minister of Food of East Pakistan in 1958. [3]

Death

Bala died on 18 June 2005. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Gour Chandra Bala". The Daily Star. 18 June 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  2. The East Bengal Civil List. East Bengal Government Press,. 1955. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  3. Assembly, East Pakistan (Pakistan). Assembly Proceedings; Official Report. p. 154. Retrieved 11 January 2019.