Nurul Islam Shishu Explained

Nurul Islam Shishu
Office:2nd Principal Staff Officer of Armed Forces Division
President:Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem
Ziaur Rahman
Primeminister:Mashiur Rahman
Predecessor:Abul Hasanat Mohammad Abdullah
Successor:Mir Shawkat Ali
Term Start:19 January 1976
Term End:11 December 1980
Office3:2nd General Secretary of Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Term Start3:1981
Term End3:1985
1Blankname3:Chairman
Predecessor3:A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury
Successor3:Mustafizur Rahman
Allegiance:
(before 1971)
Branch:
Serviceyears:1962-1980
Rank: Major General
Commands:
Unit:Corps of Signals
Battles:Bangladesh Liberation War

Nurul Islam Shishu is a retired general of the 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

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.[17]

Notes and References

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  2. Book: Alam . Habibul . Brave of heart: the urban guerilla warfare of sector-2, during the liberation war of Bangladesh . 2006 . Academic Press and Publishers Library . 9789840802012 . 29–35 . en.
  3. Book: Ahamed . Emajuddin . Ahamed . Emajuddin . The Coup of 24 March 1982 . Society and politics in Bangladesh . 1989 . Academic Publishers . 171–172 . 22421924 . en.
  4. Book: Roy . Asish Kumar . Praetorian politics in Bangladesh: 1975-1981 . 2002 . Progressive Publishers . 137 . en.
  5. Book: India Today . 1982 . Living Media India Pvt. Limited . 86 . en.
  6. https://www.newsbybd.net/newsdetail/detail/41/583107
  7. Book: Sirrs . Owen L. . Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate: Covert Action and Internal Operations . 2016 . Routledge . 9781317196099 . 70 . en.
  8. News: The symphony of our times . 9 October 2019 . New Age . en.
  9. Book: Franda . Marcus F. . Bangladesh: The First Decade . 1982 . South Asian Publishers . 9780883330067 . 330 . en.
  10. News: TAHER TRIAL'Zia, Sattar, Sayem masterminds' . 9 October 2019 . bdnews24.com.
  11. News: Nurul Islam denies his role in tribunal . 9 October 2019 . The Daily Star . 14 February 2011 . en.
  12. Book: Sobhan . Rehman . Bangladesh, problems of governance . 1993 . Konark Publishers . 40 . en.
  13. Book: Economic and Political Weekly . 1981 . Sameeksha Trust . 1393 . en.
  14. Book: Ahmed . Emajuddin . Military Rule and the Myth of Democracy . 1988 . University Press . 135 . en.
  15. Book: The Election Archives . 1982 . Shiv Lal . 228 . en.
  16. Book: The Election Archives . 1982 . Shiv Lal . 213 . en.
  17. News: HC summons Gen Nurul Islam Shishu . 9 October 2019 . The Daily Star . 19 January 2011 . en.