Nazmul Hoque Sarkar was a lawyer, politician, and elected member of the

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who was killed in the

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in 1971 and is considered a martyr in

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Early life

Sarkar was born in Harirampur,

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in 1937. He graduated from Kalidaskhali School in 1952 and from

Rajshahi College Rajshahi College (Bengali language, Bengali: রাজশাহী কলেজ) is a public college, public educational institution in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Established in 1873, it is the third oldest college in Bangladesh after Dhaka College a ...

in 1955. He afterwards completed his Bachelor of Law degree and joined the District Bar of Rajshahi.

Career

Sarkar served as the General Secretary of District Bar of Rajshahi for two consecutive terms. He joined the Dhaka High Court bar in 1966. He served as the Rajshahi District vice-president and later president of

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. In 1970, he was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Rajshahi-8 constituency on an Awami League ticket. He organized the

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in Rajshahi in 1971.

Death

On 25 March 1971, at the start of Operation Searchlight and the Bangladesh Liberation war, he was taken by

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and was never seen again. After the

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, the government established Shaheed Nazmul Hoque High School in Kadirganj in Rajshahi district in 1972. The

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released commemorative postal stamps in his name on 14 November 1998.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sarkar, Nazmul Hoque Awami League politicians 1937 births 1971 deaths Rajshahi College alumni Candidates in the 1970 Pakistani general election Members of the Constituent Assembly of Bangladesh People from Rajshahi District