Nurul Islam Nahid ( bn, নুরুল ইসলাম নাহিদ; born 5 July 1945) is a Bangladeshi politician and author. He served a member of the Bangladeshi parliament from the

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constituency from 15 years, being elected in 1996, 2008, 2014, and 2018. He was also the country's Minister of Education from 2014 to 2018.

Early life and education

Nurul Islam Nahid was born on 5 July 1945, to a

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family in the village of Kashba in

Beanibazar Beanibazar ( bn, বিয়ানীবাজার, Biyanībazar, Morning Market) is an upazila (sub-district) of Sylhet District in northeastern Bangladesh, part of the Sylhet Division. The area is the successor of the territory of Panchakhanda ...

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. His education began at the Kashba Primary School. He then enrolled at the Panchakhanda Hargovind High School, from which he received his

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in 1961. His political career began whilst he was studying at the

Murari Chand College Murari Chand College ( bn, মুরারিচাঁদ কলেজ) (usually referred to as MC College) was the first college in the Sylhet Division. It was established in 1892, making it the seventh oldest college in Bangladesh. Since then i ...

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, and later at the

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. He was elected as the President of the Bangladesh Student Union in 1970, and was a founding president of Jubo Union in 1976.

Career

During the time of the agitation against

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, Nahid was active in the student movements against military rule in

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and the mass upsurge of 1969. He was also an organiser of the guerrilla unit of the Students Union in the 1971

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. Nahid became general secretary of Communist Party of Bangladesh in 1991. He played a very significant role in the movement in 1990, resulting in the establishment of a democratically elected government in Bangladesh. He joined the

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in 1994, becoming a Member of Bangladesh National Parliament (1996–2001). Nahid served as the vice-president of the 38th session of UNESCO General Conference for the term of 2015 to 2017. He was re-elected as the vice-president for the 39th session of the UNESCO General Conference at its headquarters at Paris in France.

Bibliography

Nahid has also authored seven books and hundreds of articles: *''Bangali Rukhe Darao'' (2006) *''Bongobondhur Adorsho, Lokkho o Shongram'' (2007) *''Rajnitir Shusthodhara Punoruddharer Shongram'' (2009) *''Shikkhaniti o Onnanno Proshongo'' (2009) *''Bangladesher Obbhudoy o Gonotontrer Poth Porikroma'' (2006)

Personal life

Nahid is married to Zohra Jasmine, a civil officer. They have two daughters. The eldest daughter, Nadia Nandita Islam Tinni is an assistant professor of linguistics at

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and is the wife of Gonojagoron Moncho spokesman Imran H Sarkar. Their youngest daughter, Nazia Samantha Islam, works in the private sector.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nahid, Nurul Islam Living people Awami League politicians 1945 births Education ministers of Bangladesh People from Beanibazar Upazila 11th Jatiya Sangsad members Murari Chand College alumni University of Dhaka alumni 21st-century Bengalis 20th-century Bengalis Bangladeshi communists