Sirajul Hossain Khan

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Sirajul Hossain Khan
Member of Bangladesh Parliament
Personal details
Born17 July 1926
Baniachang
Died17 February 2007 (2007-02-18) (aged 80)
Baniachang
Political party Jatiya Party

Sirajul Hossain Khan (1926–2007) was a Jatiya Party politician, government minister, and member of parliament for Habiganj-2.

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Early life

Khan was born on 17 July 1926, in Baniachong village, Baniachong Upazila, Habiganj subdivision, Sylhet district (of Assam), British Raj. [1] [2]

Career

Khan served in the Bangladesh Liberation War in the Bangladesh Muktijuddha Samannay Parishad. He was elected to the parliament from Habiganj-2 as a Jatiya Party candidate in 1986 and 1988 and was a cabinet minister (1985–1990). He served as the bureau chief of the Pakistan Times in Dacca and was the founder editor of the Eastern News Agency (ENA). He was a trade unionist who served as the general secretary of the East Pakistan Journalists Union and the Bangladesh Sramik Federation. [3] [4]

Death

Khan died in Dhaka on 17 February 2007. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Islam, Sirajul. "Baniachang". Banglapedia. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  2. ↑ "Deposing of a dictator: Revisiting a magnificent mass uprising – VI". New Age. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Ex-minister Sirajul Hossain Khan dies". The Daily Star. BSS. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "Electoral Area Result Statistics". Amarmp. Retrieved 14 August 2019.


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