Muhammad Sirajul Islam Explained

Md. Sirajul Islam
Children:	5
Native Name Lang:	bn
Party:	Bangladesh Awami League
Office:	Member of Parliament from Sylhet-12 (present Maulvibazar-1)
Birth Place:	Barlekha, Moulvibazar, Sylhet,
Birth Date:	28 February 1943
Death Place:	Queens, New York, U.S.
Death Cause:	Natural death
Successor:	Imam Uddin Ahmed
Predecessor:	New constituency (Independence)
Term End:	1982
Term Start:	1973

Md. Sirajul Islam (28 February 1943 – 4 April 2020) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician. He was elected a member of parliament from Sylhet-12 (present Maulvibazar-1) in 1973 and 1979. He was an organizer of the Liberation War of Bangladesh.^{[1] [2]}

Career

Sirajul Islam was founder and general secretary of the Sylhet district Chhatra League from 1963 to 1964.

Death

Sirajul Islam died of COVID-19 on 4 April 2020, while undergoing treatment at Elmhurst Hospital Center in Queens, New York City.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: List of 1st Parliament Members. Bangladesh Parliament. bn. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180909153327/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/1st.pdf. 2018-09-09. 4 April 2020.
2. Web site: List of 2nd Parliament Members. Bangladesh Parliament. bn. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180904090815/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/2nd.pdf. 2018-09-04. 2020-01-21.
3. News: Ex-Moulvibazar MP Sirajul dies from coronavirus in US. 5 April 2020. United News of Bangladesh. 5 April 2020. dead. 6 April 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200406113256/http://unb.com.bd/category/Bangladesh/ex-moulvibazar-mp-sirajul-dies-from-coronavirus-in-us/48769.