Michael Sushil Adhikari (1924–1997) was a Christian

Bangladesh Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...

Awami League politician and the former State Minister.

Early life

He was born on 14 January 1924 in Kathira,

Barisal Barisal ( or ; , ), officially known as Barishal, is a major city that lies on the banks of the Kirtankhola river in south-central Bangladesh. It is the largest city and the administrative headquarter of both Barisal District and Barisal Divi ...

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. He graduated from Bishnupur Mission School and

Brojomohun College Govt. Brojomohun College, Barishal, commonly known as BM College, is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in Bangladesh. It is located in the city of Barishal in south-western Bangladesh. History On June 14, 1889, Ashwini Kumar Dut ...

Career

He was the president of the Bangladesh Baptist Sangha from 1968 to 1997 and Bangladesh Church Council. He was a state minister and afterwards he was a government adviser on NGO Affairs. He collaborated with poet Jibananda Das.

Death

He died on 15 July 1997 in

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from cancer.

References

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