M Shamsul Islam (1 January 1932 – 26 April 2018)
was a
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 ...
politician, a diplomat and a
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 ...
member representing the
Munshiganj-3 constituency for four terms. He served as the minister of information, land, commerce, food and post and telecommunications during the
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(1991–1996) and
second Khaleda ministries (2001–2006).
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Career
Shamsul Islam served as the general secretary of Dhaka district unit and an executive member of the central committee of the now-defunct National Democratic Front party, led by Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy
Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy (8 September 18925 December 1963) was an East Pakistani barrister, politician and statesman who served as the Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1956 to 1957 and before that as the Prime Minister of Bengal from 1946 to ...
.[ He was also the general secretary of East Pakistan Family Planning Union during 1968–1971.][
Shamsul Islam served as the Bangladesh ambassador to Indonesia during ]Ziaur Rahman
Ziaur Rahman (19 January 193630 May 1981) was a Bangladeshi military officer and politician who served as the sixth president of Bangladesh from 1977 until Assassination of Ziaur Rahman, his assassination in 1981. One of the leading figures of t ...
's ruling.[
Shamsul Islam was a member of the standing committee of ]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 ...
.[
On 2 September 2007, the Anti-Corruption Commission filed a case against Shamsul Islam, along with the former Prime Minister ]Khaleda Zia
Begum Khaleda Zia (born August–September 1945) is a Bangladeshi politician who served as the prime minister of Bangladesh from 1991 to 1996 and again from 2001 to 2006. She was the first female prime minister of Bangladesh and the second fema ...
and others on charges of awarding Global Agro Trade Company a cargo-handling deal through misuse of power. He was later detained and freed on bail in July 2008.[
]
Personal life
Shamsul Islam was married to Anwara Sufia (d. 2015). Together they had two sons including Sayeeful Islam, a former president of the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI), established in 1958, is a large organization for businesspeople in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
History
Dhaka Muslim Chamber of Commerce and Industry (1936) and the United Chamber of Commerce and Industry (194 ...
.
References
1932 births
2018 deaths
People from Munshiganj District
Politicians from Dhaka Division
Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians
Ambassadors of Bangladesh to Indonesia
Ministers of information of Bangladesh
Ministers of land of Bangladesh
Ministers of food of Bangladesh
Ministers of commerce of Bangladesh
State ministers of posts, telecommunications and information technology
5th Jatiya Sangsad members
6th Jatiya Sangsad members
7th Jatiya Sangsad members
8th Jatiya Sangsad members
Place of birth missing
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