Sirajul Islam
Member of Parliament
for Dinajpur-2
In office
1973–1982
Succeeded bySatish Chandra Roy
Member of Parliament
for Panchagarh-1
In office
1986–1988
Succeeded byAbdul Kuddus
Personal details
Political partyAwami League

Sirajul Islam (1944-2 June 1996) was a Awami League politician and the former Member of Parliament of Dinajpur-2 and Panchagarh-1.[1]

Early life

Sirajul Islam was born in 1944 in Mahajan Para of Maidandighi Union, Boda Upazila located in Panchagarh district. His father's name is Imaz Uddin Ahmed and mother's name is Kabijan Necha. He was the fifth among seven sisters and two brothers.

Personal life

Sirajul Islam's only brother Nurul Islam Sujan is a Member of Parliament for Panchgarh-2 Constituency and Rail Minister.

Career

Islam was elected to parliament from Dinajpur-2 as a Awami League candidate in 1973 and 1979.[2] He was elected to parliament from Panchagarh-1 as a Awami League candidate in 1986.[3]

Legacy

Bir Muktijoddha Sirajul Islam Stadium and Bir Muktijoddha Sirajul Islam Railway Station (Main railway Station of Panchagarh) were named after him.[4]

References

  1. ↑ muktocolumn (2020-06-02). "বীর মুক্তিযোদ্ধা এ্যাডভোকেট সিরাজুল ইসলাম মৃত্যুবার্ষিকী সীমিত আকারে পালন | রংপুরের কন্ঠ". রংপুরের কন্ঠ | বাংলার পথে জনতার সাথে (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2020-06-21. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  2. ↑ "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  3. ↑ ""List of 3rd Parliament Members"" (PDF). parliament.gov.bd. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  4. ↑ "Panchagarh-Dhaka non-stop train service begins". banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 25 May 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2020.


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