Ataur Rahman Khan Kaiser (7 September 1940 – 9 October 2010) was a

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politician and member of the National Assembly of Pakistan.

Early life

Kaiser completed his master's in political science from the

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Career

Kaiser joined Awami League in 1969 after being inspired by Awami League politician M. A. Aziz. After the independence of Bangladesh, he was elected general secretary of the South Chittagong chapter of the Awami League. He was made Bangladesh's ambassador to Russia and South Korea. He was a presidium member of the Bangladesh Awami League.

Death

Kaiser was injured in a road accident while on his way to the funeral of Osman Sarwar Alam Chowdhury on 28 August 2010. He received treatment at Apollo Hospital Dhaka and later was sent to Singapore. He was brought back to Bangladesh and admitted to Chittagong Medical College Hospital. He died on 9 October 2010 in

Chittagong Medical College Hospital Chittagong Medical College, abbreviated as CMC is a public medical college located in Chittagong, Bangladesh. It is the second oldest and second largest medical educational institute and hospital in Bangladesh. It is affiliated with the Chitta ...

, Bangladesh.

References

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