Ashab-ul-Haq | |
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Member of Bangladesh Parliament | |
In office 1973–1976 | |
Personal details | |
Political party | Awami League |
Ashab-ul-Haq ( Bengali: আসহাব-উল-হক) was an Awami League politician and the former member of parliament of Kushtia-7.
Haq was born on 4 December 1921 in Chuadanga District, Bengal Presidency, British India. [1]
In 1970, Huq was elected to the East Pakistan Provincial Assembly. [1] During the Bangladesh Liberation War, Haq served as the leader of the free Bengali administration in Kushtia District. [2] He was the chief advisor to the Bangladesh Liberation Forces in the south-west region of Bangladesh. [3] He carried a revolver made by Webley & Scott. [2]
Ashab-ul-Haq was elected to parliament from Kushtia-7 as an Awami League candidate in 1973. [4]
Haq was arrested on 17 August 1975 after the 15 August 1975 Bangladeshi coup d'état in which President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was killed. [1] In 1977, he was sentenced to five years in prison by a martial law court. [1] He was released from prison in 1979 after which he left politics and resumed his medical career. [1] He was one of the witnesses of the Jail Killing that took place in Dhaka Central Jail on 3 November 1975. [1]
Ashab-ul-Haq died on 7 October 2010. [1]
Ashab-ul-Haq | |
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Member of Bangladesh Parliament | |
In office 1973–1976 | |
Personal details | |
Political party | Awami League |
Ashab-ul-Haq ( Bengali: আসহাব-উল-হক) was an Awami League politician and the former member of parliament of Kushtia-7.
Haq was born on 4 December 1921 in Chuadanga District, Bengal Presidency, British India. [1]
In 1970, Huq was elected to the East Pakistan Provincial Assembly. [1] During the Bangladesh Liberation War, Haq served as the leader of the free Bengali administration in Kushtia District. [2] He was the chief advisor to the Bangladesh Liberation Forces in the south-west region of Bangladesh. [3] He carried a revolver made by Webley & Scott. [2]
Ashab-ul-Haq was elected to parliament from Kushtia-7 as an Awami League candidate in 1973. [4]
Haq was arrested on 17 August 1975 after the 15 August 1975 Bangladeshi coup d'état in which President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was killed. [1] In 1977, he was sentenced to five years in prison by a martial law court. [1] He was released from prison in 1979 after which he left politics and resumed his medical career. [1] He was one of the witnesses of the Jail Killing that took place in Dhaka Central Jail on 3 November 1975. [1]
Ashab-ul-Haq died on 7 October 2010. [1]