Jahangir Mohammad Adel Explained

Jahangir Mohammad Adel
Constituency Mp:	Dhaka-12
Term Start:	18 February 1979
Term End:	24 March 1982
Predecessor:	Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Successor:	Shamsuddoha Khan Majlish
Party:	Bangladesh Jatiya Party
Native Name:	জাহাংগীর মোহাম্মদ আদেল

Jahangir Mohammad Adel (Bengali: জাহাংগীর মোহাম্মদ আদেল|translit=Jāhāṅgīra Mōhām'mada Ādēla; died 13 November 2014) was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Jatiya Party politician. He was the member of parliament (MP) for Dhaka-12 from 1979 to 1982^[1] and MP for Dhaka-7 from 1986 to 1988.^[2] He served as Dhaka's deputy mayor.^{[3] [4]}

Career

He served as Dhaka's deputy mayor. Kamal Hossain, a leader of the Bangladesh Awami League, was shot and killed on 14 August 2000, outside Adel's home after objecting to the flying of Pakistan's flag on Pakistan Day inside Adel's home in Old Dhaka.^[5] His sons were acquitted in 2003 in the case.^[6] He was a former presidium member of Jatiya Party.^[7]

Death

Jahangir Mohammad Adel passed away on 13 November 2014.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: List of 2nd Parliament Members . . Bangladesh Parliament . bn . 13 August 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180904090815/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/2nd.pdf . 4 September 2018.
2. Web site: List of 2nd Parliament Members . . Bangladesh Parliament . bn . 13 August 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180918080059/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/3rd.pdf . 18 September 2018.
3. News: Jahangir Mohammad Adel dies . Dhaka Tribune . 14 November 2014 . 20 January 2017.
4. News: Jahangir Mohammad Adel buried . The Financial Express . Dhaka . 15 November 2014 . 20 January 2017.
5. News: Awami League leader shot . subscription . . 2000-08-18 . 20 January 2017.
6. News: Kamal killing . The Daily Star . 20 January 2017.
7. News: Ershad's magnaminity! . bdnews24.com . 20 January 2017.
8. News: Jahangir Mohammad Adel buried . en . Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha . 20 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170202071656/http://www.bssnews.net/newsDetails.php?cat=0&id=448507&date=2014-11-14 . 2 February 2017.