Syed Abdus Sobhan (; 12 December 1932 – 5 July 2000) is a Bangladeshi lawyer and politician. He participated in the

Bangladesh Liberation War The Bangladesh Liberation War (, ), also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, was an War, armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Bengali nationalism, Bengali nationalist and self-determination movement in East Pakistan, which res ...

and served as a member of parliament for Jamalpur-5.

Early life and education

Abdus Sobhan was born on 12 December 1932 in his maternal home, the Sheri Miah Bari of Sherpur. His elder brother Syed Abdus Sattar influenced him to get into politics. He was arrested in class 8 for participating in the

Bengali language movement The Bengali language movement was a political movement in East Bengal (modern-day Bangladesh) in 1952, advocating the recognition of the Bengali language as a co-lingua franca of the then-Dominion of Pakistan to allow its use in government ...

along with his brother, expelled from school and tortured in prison. He was later released. Abdus Sobhan was elected as the general secretary of the Asheq Mahmud College Students' Union in 1952. He holds a

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degree.

Career

In 1964, Syed Abdus Sobhan was appointed as the commissioner of Jamalpur municipality. He was later elected to the

East Bengal Legislative Assembly The East Pakistan Provincial Assembly, known as the East Bengal Legislative Assembly between 1947 and 1955, was the provincial legislature of East Pakistan between 1947 and 1971. It was known as the East Bengal Assembly from 1947 to 1955 when the ...

from Jamalpur. Abdus Sobhan was involved in the six point movement and the

. Following independence, Abdus Sobhan joined the

Bangladesh Nationalist Party The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (), popularly abbreviated as BNP (), is a major List of political parties in Bangladesh, political party in Bangladesh. It was founded on 1 September 1978 by President of Bangladesh, President Ziaur Rahman, wit ...

in 1972. He was elected to the

Jatiya Sangsad The Jatiya Sangsad (), often simply referred to as Sangsad and also known as is the unicameral Legislature, legislative body of Bangladesh. The current parliament of Bangladesh contains 350 seats, including 50 seats reserved exclusively for w ...

in 1973. He subsequently joined the

and went into hiding following the

assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the first president of Bangladesh, was assassinated along with most of his family members during the early hours of 15 August 1975 by a group of Bangladesh Army personnel who invaded his Bangabandhu Memorial Museum, re ...

. He was arrested on 4 March 1976. Abdus Sobhan was re-elected to parliament from Jamalpur-5 in 1979.

Personal life

Abdus Sobhan was married, and had five daughters and one son.

Death and legacy

In 1986, he had a brain stroke and eventually retired. Abdus Sobhan died on 5 July 2000 at a renal care centre. His body was taken to Jamalpur where his

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was conducted and he was buried in the Beltia family graveyard. He was posthumously awarded by the Jamalpur District in 2012 for his contributions during the

Bengali Language Movement The Bengali language movement was a political movement in East Bengal (modern-day Bangladesh) in 1952, advocating the recognition of the Bengali language as a co-lingua franca of the then-Dominion of Pakistan to allow its use in government ...

References

People from Jamalpur District Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians 2000 deaths 2nd Jatiya Sangsad members 1932 births {{BangladeshNationalistParty-politician-stub