Mohammad Nurul Huda Mohammad Nurul Huda (born 30 September 1949) is a Bangladeshi poet, essayist, literary critic, translator and folklorist. He served as the Director General of Bangla Academy during 2021–2024. Huda is dubbed as ''Jatisattar Kobi'' meaning "th ...

(5 April 1949 – 25 January 2017) was a

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. He was elected as a member of parliament from the Chandpur-2 ( Matlab North and South) constituency in the 2nd, 5th, 6th, and 8th general elections. He was a former vice-chairman of the central executive committee of the

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and a member of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia's advisory council. In 1991, he served as the

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for Information and Establishment (now Public Administration) in

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's first cabinet.

Career

Md. Nurul Huda became involved in student politics while still in school. He was one of the main leaders of the Chhatra League at

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in the mid-1960s. He earned an M.A. in economics from

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. In 1969, he was the convener of the Greater Comilla District Sarbadaliya Chatra Sangram Parisad (all-party student struggle council). During the War of Independence in 1971, he was appointed as deputy commander of the Greater Comilla District Bangladesh Liberation Force (BLF). In 1973, he joined as the first BCS cadre (admin) of independent Bangladesh. He left the government service and participated in the 2nd general election of Bangladesh held on 1 February 1979 and became a member of parliament as an independent candidate from the then Comilla-20 constituency at the age of 28. On 4 April of the same year (1979), he joined the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). He was elected as a member of parliament from the Chandpur-2 constituency in 1991, 1996 and 2001, as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) candidate. For the first six months of 1991, he served as the minister of state for information and for the next two years, as the minister of state for establishment.

Death

Huda died on 25 January 2017 in

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. He left behind his wife, Khushi Akhter, and his two sons, Tanvir Huda and Sanvir Huda.

References

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