Abu Saleh (politician)

Abu Saleh (Bengali: আবু ছালেহ; 1940 – 3 August 2022) was a Bangladeshi politician, independence activist, and a member of the Constituent Assembly of Bangladesh. He was one of the organisers of the Bangladeshi Liberation War. Saleh was also a close companion of the first president of Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[1][2]

Abu Saleh
আবু ছালেহ
Born1940
Died3 August 2022 (aged 82)
Chittagong, Bangladesh
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
SpouseFatema Saleh

Life and career

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Saleh was born in Satkania Upazila, Chittagong District in 1940.[3] During the 1960s, he was a student leader in Chittagong and an organiser of the Bangladesh Liberation War. He participated in the National Assembly elections for the Awami League, held on 6 December 1970, and was elected MNA of Satkania-Kutubdia-Chakaria (N-E-160) upazila. Saleh served as the co-captain of Chittagong South and East during the Liberation War.[3] Furthermore, he served as president of the Chhatra League in the Chittagong District and as general secretary of the Awami League in Chittagong South District.[2]

Saleh died on 3 August 2022, at the age of 82, at a private hospital in Chittagong City.[4]

References

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  1. ^ 'এম. আবু ছালেহ আদর্শ রাজনীতির অনুকরণীয় ব্যক্তিত্ব'. Samakal (in Bengali). Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b সাবেক গণপরিষদ সদস্য আবু ছালেহের সাথে মেয়রপ্রার্থী রেজাউল করিমের সাক্ষাৎ. Daily Naya Diganta (in Bengali). Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  3. ^ a b প্রখ্যাত ব্যক্তিত্ব. Bangladesh national portal. Archived from the original on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  4. ^ মুক্তিযুদ্ধের সংগঠক আবু ছালেহ আর নেই. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.