Syed A. K. Mohammad Emdadul Bari (; 23 November 1935 – 7 September 2020) was a Bangladeshi politician, freedom fighter and lawyer.

Early life and education

Emdadul Bari was born on 23 November 1935 to a

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family of

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in the village of Ranikhar in

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, Brahmanbaria subdivision, Tipperah District,

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(now

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). He was a father to two sons and three daughters. Emdadul Bari studied at the Ranikhar Primary School, and then at the Talshahar A. I. School from where he passed with a first class in his

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. He completed his

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from Haji Asmat College in

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, and graduated with a

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with

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s in

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from the Dhaka Salimullah Academy. Emdadul Bari received his

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from the Comilla Law College.

Career

Emdadul Bari began his career as a lawyer in

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in 1965. He relocated to Brahmanbaria Court in 1966. He continued to work within the legal sector despite being involved in politics. He was elected to the

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as an

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candidate for

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at the 1970 elections but this assembly was not formed. Then the

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broke out and so he became the president of the Media Office of the South-Eastern Front. He participated in the Liberation War from Sector 2 and served as the head of Bijla Camp. In 2011, he was appointed as the commissioner of Brahmanbaria District Council.

Death

Emdadul Bari died on 7 September 2020 at 6:50pm in

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References

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