Nurul Islam Shishu
Nurul Islam Shishu | |
|---|---|
| 2nd Principal Staff Officer of Armed Forces Division | |
| In office 19 January 1976 – 11 December 1980 | |
| Preceded by | Abul Hasanat Mohammad Abdullah |
| Succeeded by | Mir Shawkat Ali |
| 2nd General Secretary of Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
| In office 1981–1985 | |
| Chairman | |
| Preceded by | A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury |
| Succeeded by | Mustafizur Rahman |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Bangladesh Pakistan (before 1971) |
| Branch/service |  Bangladesh Army Pakistan Army |
| Years of service | 1962-1980 |
| Rank |  Major General |
| Unit | Corps of Signals |
| Commands |
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| Battles/wars | Bangladesh Liberation War |
Nurul Islam Shishu is a retired General of Bangladesh Army, a veteran of the Bangladesh Liberation war, and former Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician.[1][2][3] He served as the Minister of Agriculture under President Ziaur Rahman.[4][5] He was considered to be President Ziaur Rahman's most trusted companion.[6]
Career[edit]
Shishu had joined the Pakistan Army and reached the rank of Major. He served in the Inter-Services Intelligence.[7] He was sent to East Pakistan to gather information for the ISI; which he deliberately sabotaged by disclosing his affiliation with the intelligence agency.[8] He joined the Mukti Bahini and fought in the Bangladesh Liberation war.[9] After the Independence of Bangladesh, he served as the defence attaché at the Bangladesh Embassy to Myanmar.[10]
In 1976, Shishu served as the Principal Staff Officer to the Chief Martial Law Administrator.[11]
He also served as Director General (DG) of Bangladesh National Cadet Corp (BNCC) from 4 September 1981 to 31 march 1986
Shishu had helped President Ziaur Rahman form Bangladesh Nationalist Party and oversaw of the recruitment of politicians in the party.[12] He retired from Bangladesh Army, when he was 40, with the rank of Major General.[13]
Shishu served as the Minister of Agriculture in the cabinet of President Ziaur Rahman.[14] After the assassination of Ziaur Rahman, he served as the Secretary General of Bangladesh Nationalist Party while Khaleda Zia was the Chairperson of the Party.[15] He was dismissed from the post of Minister by Hussain Mohammad Ershad.[16]
Shishu moved to Oklahoma, United States in 1991.[11][17]
References[edit]
- ^ Miller, Norman N. (1982). Wild Life--wild Death: Kenya's Man-animal Equation. Universities Field Staff International. p. 12.
- ^ Alam, Habibul (2006). Brave of heart: the urban guerilla warfare of sector-2, during the liberation war of Bangladesh. Academic Press and Publishers Library. pp. 29–35. ISBN 9789840802012.
- ^ Ahmed, Emajuddin (1989). Society and politics in Bangladesh. Academic Publishers. pp. 171–172.
- ^ Roy, Asish Kumar (2002). Praetorian politics in Bangladesh: 1975-1981. Progressive Publishers. p. 137.
- ^ India Today. Living Media India Pvt. Limited. 1982. p. 86.
- ^ https://www.newsbybd.net/newsdetail/detail/41/583107
- ^ Sirrs, Owen L. (2016). Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate: Covert Action and Internal Operations. Routledge. p. 70. ISBN 9781317196099.
- ^ "The symphony of our times". New Age. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ Franda, Marcus F. (1982). Bangladesh: The First Decade. South Asian Publishers. p. 330. ISBN 9780883330067.
- ^ "TAHER TRIAL'Zia, Sattar, Sayem masterminds'". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Nurul Islam denies his role in tribunal". The Daily Star. 14 February 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ Sobhan, Rehman (1993). Bangladesh, problems of governance. Konark Publishers. p. 40.
- ^ Economic and Political Weekly. Sameeksha Trust. 1981. p. 1393.
- ^ Ahmed, Emajuddin (1988). Military Rule and the Myth of Democracy. University Press. p. 135.
- ^ The Election Archives. Shiv Lal. 1982. p. 228.
- ^ The Election Archives. Shiv Lal. 1982. p. 213.
- ^ "HC summons Gen Nurul Islam Shishu". The Daily Star. 19 January 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2019.