Md. Shamsul Haque

Md. Shamsul Haque (29 January 1930 – 27 May 2004)[1] was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Mymensingh-2 and Mymensingh-15 constituencies. He was elected to parliament from Mymensingh-11 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate in 1991 and 1996.[2]

Md. Shamsul Haque
মোঃ শামসুল হক
Member of Parliament
for Mymensingh-2
In office
14 July 1996 – 13 July 2001
Succeeded byShah Shahid Sarwar
In office
5 March 1991 – 24 November 1995
Succeeded byAbul Basar Akand
In office
10 July 1986 – 6 December 1987
Preceded byIsmail Hossain Talukder
Succeeded byRajab Ali Fakir
Member of Parliament
for Mymensingh-15
In office
7 April 1973 – 6 November 1975
Preceded byPosition created
Succeeded byAshraf Uddin Khan
Personal details
Born(1930-01-29)29 January 1930
Mymensingh, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died27 May 2004(2004-05-27) (aged 74)
Political partyBangladesh Awami League

Shamsul Haque was awarded the Ekushey Padak posthumously for his contribution to the Bengali language movement.[3][4]

Background and career

Shamsul Haque was born on 29 January 1930 in Tarakanda, Mymensingh. He studied in Ananda Mohan College. He was jailed for his involvement in the Bengali language movement.[5]

Shamsul Haque was five time member of parliament for Mymensingh-15 and Mymensingh-2. He served as the Fulpur Upzilla Parishad chairman in 1988.[5] His son Sharif Ahmed is serving as the member of parliament for Mymensingh-2.

References
  1. ভাষা সৈনিক শামসুল হকের ১২তম মৃত্যুবার্ষিকীতে তার রাজনৈতিক কর্মস্থল ময়মনসিংহে কোন কর্মসুচী পালন হয়নি – Alokito Mymensingh 24 (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2020-05-18. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  2. "Electoral Area Result Statistics". Amarmp. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  3. "21 eminent personalities get Ekushey Padak". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 5 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  4. "21 named for Ekushey Padak 2021". Dhaka Tribune. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  5. মরণোত্তর একুশে পদক পেলেন ভাষা সৈনিক শামসুল হক. Desh Rupantor (in Bengali). 5 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.


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