Hossain Toufique Imam Explained

Hossain Toufique Imam
Native Name:হোসেন তৌফিক ইমাম
Native Name Lang:bn
Birth Date:15 January 1939
Birth Place:Bengal Presidency, British India
Death Place:Dhaka, Bangladesh
Party:Bangladesh Awami League
Children:Tanveer Imam

Hossain Toufique Imam (15 January 1939 – 4 March 2021) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and political advisor to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh.[1] His rank was equivalent to a cabinet minister.[2]

Early life

Imam was born on 15 January 1939. He completed his undergraduate in economics from Rajshahi University and graduate degree in economics from Dhaka University. He completed his post graduate from London School of Economics in development administration.[3]

Career

Imam served as the cabinet secretary in the Mujibnagar government. He was the political advisor to the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh. He blamed the Inter Service Intelligence for facilitating the July 2016 Dhaka attack.[4] [5]

Personal life

Imam's son, Tanveer Imam, was elected to parliament from Sirajganj-4 as a candidate of the Bangladesh Awami League in January 2014.[6]

Death

Imam died on 4 March 2021 at the Combined Military Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.[7]

Notes and References

  1. News: Pak's ISI Suspected Of Link To Bangladesh Attack: Top Official To NDTV . NDTV . 22 December 2016.
  2. Web site: H.E. Hossain Toufique IMAM Opening speech . tasam.org . 22 December 2016.
  3. Web site: H.T. Imam . icwadelhi.info . Indian Council of World Affairs . 22 December 2016 . 13 December 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161213100143/http://icwadelhi.info/icwalive/images/CVHTImam.pdf . dead .
  4. Web site: Pakistan financially supporting terrorist groups in India, Afghanistan and Bangladesh . merinews.com . 22 December 2016 .
  5. News: Dhaka killers ideantified to be from elite schools, one was son of ruling party official . The Economic Times . 22 December 2016.
  6. News: Infighting grips AL grassroots . 13 December 2014 . The Daily Star . 13 March 2018 . en.
  7. News: HT Imam, political adviser to prime minister, dies aged 82 . 2021-03-04 . bdnews24.com . 4 March 2021.