Abul Hasnat | |
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আবুল হাসনাত | |
| 1st Mayor of Dhaka | |
| In office 3 December 1990 – 12 December 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Naziur Rahman Manzur |
| Succeeded by | Mirza Abbas |
| In office 31 October 1977 – 9 May 1982 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Abdul Malek |
| Minister of Housing and Public Works | |
| In office 27 November 1981 – 10 May 1982 | |
| President | Abdus Sattar |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Jamiruddin Sarkar |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Mannan Siddique |
| In office 20 October 1990 – 6 December 1990 | |
| President | Hussain Muhammad Ershad |
| Prime Minister | Kazi Zafar Ahmed |
| Preceded by | Mostafa Jamal Haider |
| Succeeded by | Wahiduddin Ahmed |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 24 May 1990 – 6 December 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Md Korban Ali |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Jamiruddin Sarkar |
| Constituency | Dhaka-9 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
c. 1940 Lalbagh, Dacca district, Bengal Province |
| Died | 16 September 2022 (aged 82) London, England |
| Resting place | Azimpur Graveyard, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Other political affiliations | Jatiya Party (Ershad) |
Abul Hasnat ( c. 1940 – 16 September 2022) [1] was a Bangladeshi politician and lawyer. He was the founding member of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party standing committee. [2]
Early life and family
Abul Hasnat was born in c. 1940 to a Bengali family of Sardars in Lalbagh, Old Dhaka. His father, Ghani Sardar, was a former chairman of the Azimpur Union Committee. [3]
Political life
Abul Hasnat served as the first mayor (elected by the commissioners) of Dhaka City Corporation during 1977–1982 and, again, in 1990. [4] In the cabinet of Abdus Sattar, he served as the Minister of Housing and Public Works from 27 November 1981 to 10 May 1982.
Abul Hasnat joined the Jatiya Party in 1990. He was elected to parliament from Dhaka-9 in 1990 in a by-election as a candidate of Jatiya Party. He served as Minister of Housing and Public Works in the cabinet of Hussein Mohammad Ershad from 20 October 1990 to 6 December 1990.
Abul Hasnat later rejoined the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and served as a member of the BNP's standing committee.
Death
Abul Hasnat died at 5pm on 16 September 2022 in his own home in London, England. He was buried next to his father at the Azimpur Graveyard in Dhaka. [3]
References
- ^ "Dhaka's first mayor Abul Hasnat passes away". www.dhakatribune.com. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Hasnat speaks politics after long". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ a b "ঢাকার প্রথম মেয়র ব্যারিস্টার হাসনাত আর নেই - দৈনিকশিক্ষা". Dainik Shiksha. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "পূর্বতন মেয়র/ প্রশাসকগণ" [Former mayor and administrators] (in Bengali). dhaka.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 7 June 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
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Abul Hasnat | |
|---|---|
আবুল হাসনাত | |
| 1st Mayor of Dhaka | |
| In office 3 December 1990 – 12 December 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Naziur Rahman Manzur |
| Succeeded by | Mirza Abbas |
| In office 31 October 1977 – 9 May 1982 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Abdul Malek |
| Minister of Housing and Public Works | |
| In office 27 November 1981 – 10 May 1982 | |
| President | Abdus Sattar |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Jamiruddin Sarkar |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Mannan Siddique |
| In office 20 October 1990 – 6 December 1990 | |
| President | Hussain Muhammad Ershad |
| Prime Minister | Kazi Zafar Ahmed |
| Preceded by | Mostafa Jamal Haider |
| Succeeded by | Wahiduddin Ahmed |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 24 May 1990 – 6 December 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Md Korban Ali |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Jamiruddin Sarkar |
| Constituency | Dhaka-9 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
c. 1940 Lalbagh, Dacca district, Bengal Province |
| Died | 16 September 2022 (aged 82) London, England |
| Resting place | Azimpur Graveyard, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Other political affiliations | Jatiya Party (Ershad) |
Abul Hasnat ( c. 1940 – 16 September 2022) [1] was a Bangladeshi politician and lawyer. He was the founding member of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party standing committee. [2]
Early life and family
Abul Hasnat was born in c. 1940 to a Bengali family of Sardars in Lalbagh, Old Dhaka. His father, Ghani Sardar, was a former chairman of the Azimpur Union Committee. [3]
Political life
Abul Hasnat served as the first mayor (elected by the commissioners) of Dhaka City Corporation during 1977–1982 and, again, in 1990. [4] In the cabinet of Abdus Sattar, he served as the Minister of Housing and Public Works from 27 November 1981 to 10 May 1982.
Abul Hasnat joined the Jatiya Party in 1990. He was elected to parliament from Dhaka-9 in 1990 in a by-election as a candidate of Jatiya Party. He served as Minister of Housing and Public Works in the cabinet of Hussein Mohammad Ershad from 20 October 1990 to 6 December 1990.
Abul Hasnat later rejoined the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and served as a member of the BNP's standing committee.
Death
Abul Hasnat died at 5pm on 16 September 2022 in his own home in London, England. He was buried next to his father at the Azimpur Graveyard in Dhaka. [3]
References
- ^ "Dhaka's first mayor Abul Hasnat passes away". www.dhakatribune.com. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Hasnat speaks politics after long". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ a b "ঢাকার প্রথম মেয়র ব্যারিস্টার হাসনাত আর নেই - দৈনিকশিক্ষা". Dainik Shiksha. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "পূর্বতন মেয়র/ প্রশাসকগণ" [Former mayor and administrators] (in Bengali). dhaka.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 7 June 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
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