Nurul Islam Nahid (; born 5 July 1945) is a Bangladeshi politician and author. He served as a member of the Bangladeshi Parliament from the Sylhet-6 constituency for 15 years, being elected in 1996, 2008, 2014, and 2018. He was also the country's

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from 2014 to 2018.

Early life and education

Nurul Islam Nahid was born on 5 July 1945, to a

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family in the village of Kashba in Beanibazar,

Sylhet District Sylhet District (), located in north-east Bangladesh, is one of the four districts in Sylhet Division, which contains Sylhet, the regional capital. History Sylhet District was established on 3 January 1782, and until 1878 it was part of Benga ...

. His education began at the Kashba Primary School. He then enrolled at the Panchakhanda Hargovind High School, from which he received his

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in 1961. His political career began whilst he was studying at the Murari Chand College in

Sylhet Sylhet (; ) is a Metropolis, metropolitan city in the north eastern region of Bangladesh. It serves as the administrative center for both the Sylhet District and the Sylhet Division. The city is situated on the banks of the Surma River and, as o ...

, and continued at the

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. He was elected as the president of the Bangladesh Student Union in 1970, and was a founding president of Jubo Union in 1976.

Career

During the time of the agitation against Ayub Khan, Nahid was active in the student movements against military rule in

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and the mass upsurge of 1966. Nahid became general secretary of the Communist Party of Bangladesh in 1991. He joined the

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in 1994, becoming a member of the Bangladesh Parliament (1996–2001). Nahid served as the vice-president of the 38th session of UNESCO General Conference for the term of 2015 to 2017.

Bibliography

Nahid has also authored seven books and hundreds of articles: * ''Bangali Rukhe Darao'' (2006) * ''Bongobondhur Adorsho, Lokkho o Shongram'' (2007) * ''Rajnitir Shusthodhara Punoruddharer Shongram'' (2009) * ''Shikkhaniti o Onnanno Proshongo'' (2009) * ''Bangladesher Obbhudoy o Gonotontrer Poth Porikroma'' (2006)

Personal life

Nahid is married to Zohra Jasmine, a civil officer. They have two daughters. The elder daughter, Nadia Nandita Islam Tinni is an assistant professor of linguistics at

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who married Gonojagoron Moncho spokesman Imran H Sarkar. Their younger daughter, Nazia Samantha Islam, works in the private sector.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nahid, Nurul Islam Living people Awami League politicians 1945 births Ministers of education of Bangladesh People from Beanibazar Upazila Politicians from Sylhet Division 11th Jatiya Sangsad members Murari Chand College alumni University of Dhaka alumni 21st-century Bengalis 20th-century Bengalis Bangladeshi communists 12th Jatiya Sangsad members 9th Jatiya Sangsad members