Abdul Hyee (1 May 1952 – 16 March 2024) was a Bangladeshi

Awami League The Awami League, officially known as Bangladesh Awami League, is a major List of political parties in Bangladesh, political party in Bangladesh. The oldest existing political party in the country, the party played the leading role in achievin ...

politician who was a

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member, representing the

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constituency from 2001 to 2024. He served as the state minister of fisheries and livestock during 2012–2013.

Early life and education

Abdul Hyee was born in Shailkupa Upazila,

Jhenaidah District Jhenaidah District () is a district in southwestern Bangladesh. Part of the Khulna Division, the district has an area of . It is bordered by Kushtia District to the north, Jessore District and West Bengal to the south, Rajbari District and Magu ...

on 1 May 1952. He passed the SSC exams in 1967 and passed HSC in 1969. He completed his Bachelor of Arts degree from KC College in 1973.

Career

Abdul Hyee was involved in politics from his high-school life. He joined the Bangladesh Chhatra League during his college life. In 1969, he was elected VP of KC College Chatra Sangshad (Student Union). He played an active role in the Six point movement and later the Eleven point movement in 1969. In 1971, he joined the

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as the commander of Shailkupa Upazila

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. Abdul Hyee was the last president of East Pakistan Student League of Jhenaidah District and first president of Bangladesh Student League of Jhenaidah District. He was the one who raised the National Flag of Bangladesh in

Jhenaidah Jhenaidah () is a city in the Khulna Division of south-western Bangladesh. Jhenaidah is the headquarters of Jhenaidah Sadar Upazila and Jhenaidah District. The city has a population of about 140,000, making it the 34th largest city in Banglades ...

on 2 March 1971 under the command of

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. He was the vice president of

Khulna Khulna (, ) is the third-largest city in Bangladesh, after Dhaka and Chittagong. It is the administrative centre of the Khulna District and the Khulna Division. It is the divisional centre of 10 districts of the division. Khulna is also the seco ...

Division Student League. Later he was the member of the Bangladesh Krishak League's central executive committee. Abdul Hyee was the founding president of

District Jubo League and member of the Bangladesh Awami Jubo League's central executive committee with the founder of the Bangladesh Awami Jubo League

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in 1972. He held the position of the president of Jhenaidah District Student League and Jhenaidah District Jubo League more than six months at the same time. In 1996, Abdul Hyee was nominated as the acting general secretary of the Jhenadah District Awaami League. Later he was the convenor of Jhenaidah District Awami League. In 2008, he was nominated as the president of Bangladesh

District. Abdul Hyee was nominated by the

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and was elected a member of parliament in 2001 from the constituency

( Shailkupa Upazila). In 2008, he was elected member of parliament for the second term and later was appointed the

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of the

Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock The Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock (MOFL, ; ''Maṯsya ō prāṇisampada mantraṇālaẏa'') is a ministry of the government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh whose role is ensuring the sustainable utilisation of fisheries and livest ...

. He was elected in his third term in parliament in January 2014. He was elected member of parliament in his fourth consecutive term in 2019 from Shailkupa Upazila.

Controversy

According to '' The Daily Star'', several politicians complained that Abdul Hyee had been engaged in irregularities in sending people abroad. The police seized Abdul Hyee's passport at the

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(now Shahjalal International Airport) when another person used the passport to travel.

Death

Abdul Hyee died on 16 March 2024, at the age of 71.

References

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