Muhammad Janab Ali Majumdar () was a

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politician. He served as a member of the

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Early life

He was born into a

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family of

Majumdar Majumdar () is a native Bengali surname that is used by both the Bengali Hindu and Bengali Muslim community of Indian states of West Bengal, Assam and as well as of Bangladesh. Etymology and history The name literally translates to 'record keepe ...

s from Chandpur, which was then under the Tipperah (Comilla) District of the

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Career

Majumdar contested in the 1937 Bengal legislative elections, winning in the Chandpur East constituency. In August 1937 however, he was among the 21 members that defected from the leadership of prime minister

A. K. Fazlul Huq Abul Kasem Fazlul Huq (26 October 1873 – 27 April 1962), popularly known as Sher-e-Bangla, was a Bengalis, Bengali lawyer and politician who served as the first and longest Prime Minister of Bengal, prime minister of Bengal during the Britis ...

and his

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. He was re-elected for a second term following the

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References

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