Khan Tipu Sultan (13 December 1950 – 19 August 2017) was a

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politician and three time

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member for the Jessore-5 constituency.

Early life

Sultan was born in Dhamalia,

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in the then

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, Pakistan. He studied at the Sanmilani Institution in Jessore. He served as the general secretary of the Jessore District unit of the

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Career

Sultan was involved in the 1969 student protests. He also led protests against

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visiting Jessore. He was sued by the military government of Pakistan and imprisoned. He was released after

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asked General Yahya Khan to release him following the 1970 general elections in Pakistan. He was elected to parliament from Jessore-5 in 1991, 1996, and in 2008 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate.

Personal life and death

Sultan was married to Jesmin Ara Begum and had two sons - Humayun Sultan (Shadab) and Jubaer Sultan (Pelob). In November 2014, Sultan and Jesmin went into hiding after a murder case was filed against them in connection with the death of their daughter-in-law, Shamarukh Mahjabin, in their house in Dhanmondi. According to her husband Humayun, Mahjabin committed suicide. Sultan died on 19 August 2017 in Central Hospital in

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. He was buried in Dhamalia.

References

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