Sheikh Shawkat Hossain Nilu
Sheikh Shawkat Hossain Nilu (3 April 1952 – 7 May 2017) was a Bangladeshi politician and chairman of the National People's Party.[1][2][3]
Early life[edit]
Nilu was born on 3 April 1952 into the Sheikh family of Tungipara in Gopalganj District.[4][5] His father was Sheikh Shahadat Hossain.[6]
Career[edit]
Nilu joined Bangladesh Students' Union in the 1960s.[5] He was the founding Agriculture Secretary of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[5] He served as the Student Affairs Secretary to General Ziaur Rahman. He was the Secretary General of the Jatiyatabadi Krishak Dal, the farmers' unit of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[6]
He led the Progressive Nationalist Party (Progatishil Jatiyabadi Dal) which merged into the Jatiya Party,[7] after Hussain Mohammad Ershad came to power and became a presidium member. He was the head of the Krishak Party, the farmers' unit of the Jatiya Party.[5] He left the Jatiya Party in 2008 and formed the National Peoples' Party. His party entering into an alliance with the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[5]
In September 2014, he was expelled from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party led alliance after he attended an event at the Gonobhaban hosted by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. In response, he created his own alliance, National Democratic Front, with 10 ideologically similar political parties.[5][8] He was made Secretary General of the alliance.[9]
Death[edit]
Nilu died on 7 May 2017 in Square Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.[10] He was buried in the Banani graveyard.[11]
References[edit]
- ^ "Shawkat Hossain passes away". The Asian Age. Bangladesh. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
- ^ "NPP chairman Shawkat Hossain Nilu calls on PM". Daily Observer. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
- ^ "Hold open talks with political parties". The Daily Star. 2008-04-11. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
- ^ "NPP chief Shawkat Hossain Nilu dies". The Daily Star. 2017-05-07. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
- ^ a b c d e f "NPP chief Shawkat Hossain Nilu passes away". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
- ^ a b "Peoples' Party chairman Nilu dies". banglanews24.com. 2017-05-07. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
- ^ Banks, Arthur S.; Overstreet, William; Muller, Thomas (2008-04-15). Political Handbook of the World 2008. CQ Press. p. 101. ISBN 9780872895287.
- ^ "BNP loses so-called allies". The Daily Star. 2014-09-26. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
- ^ "Nilu floats new alliance". risingbd.com. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
- ^ "NPP leader Shawkat Hossain Nilu passes away". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
- ^ "NPP leader Shawkat Hossain passes away". UNB. Retrieved 2019-11-14.