Najmul Hasan Zahed
Najmul Hasan Zahed | |
|---|---|
| Member of Bangladesh Parliament | |
| In office 2001–2006 | |
| Preceded by | Suranjit Sengupta |
| Succeeded by | Md. Abdul Majid Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1930 Kamalkhani, Baniachong, Habiganj |
| Died | 16 August 2010 (aged 79–80) Apollo Hospital Dhaka |
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Najmul Hasan Zahed was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the former Member of Parliament of Habiganj-2.[1]
Birth and family life[edit]
Zahed was born and raised in a Bengali Muslim Zamindar family in the village of Kamalkhani in Habiganj's Baniachong Upazila. His father, Siddiq Hasan, belonged to the Hasan family. His mother was Syeda Sufya Khatun. His older brother is Fazle Hasan Abed, the founder of BRAC, the world's largest non-governmental organisation. He was the director of the Bangladesh National Tea Company (NTC).[2][3]
Career[edit]
Zahed was elected to parliament from Habiganj-2 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate in 2001.[4]
Death and legacy[edit]
Zahed died of old age at the Apollo Hospital Dhaka on 16 August 2010 at 80 years of age. He was buried in the Hasan family graveyard in Baniachong. The Najmul Hasan Zahed Academy was named after him.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "I will never quit Awami League: Nazmul Hasan Zahed MP". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ সাবেক সাংসদ নাজমুল হাসান জাহেদ আর নেই. bangla.bdnews24.com (in Bengali). 31 August 2019.
- ^ a b আওয়ামী লীগের সাবেক এমপি নাজমুল হাসান জাহেদের ইন্তেকাল. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 16 August 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ "Habiganj 2 constituency: Internal feuds in AL, BNP before election". Dhaka Tribune. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2019.