Sirajul Hossain Khan Explained

Sirajul Hossain Khan
Office:	Member of Bangladesh Parliament
Birth Date:	17 July 1926
Birth Place:	Baniachang
Death Place:	Baniachang
Party:	Jatiya Party

Sirajul Hossain Khan (1926–2007) was a Jatiya Party politician and former minister and member of parliament for Habiganj-2.

Early life

Khan was born on 17 July 1926, in Baniachong village, Baniachong Upazila, Habiganj subdivision, Sylhet district (of Assam), British Raj).^{[1] [2]}

Career

Khan served in the Bangladesh Liberation war in the Bangladesh Muktijuddha Samannay Parishad. He was elected to the Parliament from Habiganj-2 as a Jatiya Party candidate in 1986 and 1988 and was a cabinet Minister (1985-1990). He served as the Bureau chief of Pakistan Times in Dacca and was the founder Editor of the Eastern News Agency (ENA). He was a trade unionist who served as the General Secretary of the East Pakistan Journalists Union and the Bangladesh Sramik Federation.^{[3] [4]}

Death

Khan died in Dhaka on 17 February 2007.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Islam . Sirajul . Baniachang . Banglapedia . 14 August 2019.
2. News: Deposing of a dictator: Revisiting a magnificent mass uprising – VI . 14 August 2019 . New Age . en.
3. News: Ex-minister Sirajul Hossain Khan dies . 14 August 2019 . The Daily Star . BSS.
4. Web site: Electoral Area Result Statistics . Amarmp . 14 August 2019 . en.