Abdur Raees (1 May 1931 – 18 December 1988) was a politician of

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and a member of the

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Provincial Council and the National Parliament. He was elected a member of parliament from the previous Sylhet-3 (now

Sunamganj-3 Sunamganj-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by M. A. Mannan of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Shantiganj and Jagannathpur upazilas. History The ...

) seat in the 1st parliamentary election of the year 1973.

Birth and family life

Abdur Rais was born on 1 May 1931, in the village of Bangaon in

Patli Union Patli Union Parishad () is a union parishad under Jagannathpur Upazila of Sunamganj District in the division of Sylhet, Bangladesh. It has an area of 32.52 square kilometres and a population of 21,383. Geography Patli Union shares borders with ...

of Jagannathpur, Sunamganj subdivision of the then Bengal Presidency of British India. He was married to Rafiqa Rais Chowdhury. Their children are the 1st District Council Administrator Barrister M. of Sunamganj Enamul Kabir Emon and Azizul Kabir Sahin. His wife was the deceased president of Sunamganj District Mahila Awami League. His wife was president of Sunamganj District Mahila Awami League.

Career

Raees played a vital role in drafting the constitution of

. He served as the president of the

Sunamganj District Sunamganj District (), is a district located in north-eastern Bangladesh in Sylhet Division. History In the ancient period, Sunamganj was part of the Laur Kingdom. After the conquest of Sylhet (Kingdom of Gauiurh) in 1303 by Muslims under the sp ...

bar in 1987. He actively participated in the freedom struggle.

Political life

Raees in 1969 joined the

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 ...

. In 1970, he was elected a member of the

Provincial Council. He was elected a member of parliament from the previous Sylhet-3 (now

) seat in the 1st parliamentary election of the year 1973. He was the president of Sunamganj district Awami League from 1973 to 1988 years. Earlier, he served as general secretary of Sunamganj district Awami League.

Death

Raees died on 18 December 1988.

References

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