Tajul Hossain was a veteran of 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 the first Health Secretary of Bangladesh. He was a Trustee Board member of

Independent University, Bangladesh Independent University, Bangladesh (, more commonly known as IUB) is a private research university in Bangladesh. It is located in Bashundhara of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Founded in 1993 under the Private University Act, 1992. The university awards ...

Early life

Tajul Hossain was born in 1920 in

Comilla District Comilla District, officially known as Cumilla District, () is a district located in southeastern Bangladesh. It lies about southeast of Dhaka. Comilla is bordered by Brahmanbaria District, Brahmanbaria and Narayanganj District, Narayanganj dis ...

, British India. He completed his medical studies in Kolkata and Dhaka in the early 1940s and was associated with M. N. Roy.

Career

Tajul Hossain did his post graduate studies at the New York University Medical Center. Tajul Hossain served in the Bangladesh Liberation War as an organizer. After the Independence of Bangladesh Tajul Hossain was appointed the First Health Secretary of the country. He talked to ''The New York Times'' about the importance of birth control in Bangladesh when there seven births in every minute in the country. He was a member of the Central Committee of Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League, the one party government that ruled Bangladesh in the early 1970s.

References

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