ASM Solomon
A.S.M. Solomon | |
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এ এস এম সোলায়মান | |
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| Member of the Bangladesh Parliament for Dhaka-30 | |
| In office 18 February 1979 – 12 February 1982 | |
| Leader | Shah Azizur Rahman |
| Preceded by | AKM Samsuzzoha |
| Succeeded by | position abolished |
| East Pakistan Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare Minister | |
| In office 30 September 1971 – 14 December 1971 | |
| Governor | Abdul Motaleb Malik |
| Administrator | A. A. K. Niazi |
| Preceded by | unknown |
| Succeeded by | position abolished |
| Member of the Pakistan Parliament for NE-44 Dacca-VI | |
| In office 1965–1969 | |
| Leader | vacant |
| Preceded by | Benajir Ahmed |
| Succeeded by | AKM Samsuzzoha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 January 1926 |
| Died | 4 December 1997 (aged 71) Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Political party | KSP |
| Other political affiliations | BNP (1978–1981) |
| Residence(s) | Sonargaon Building, Pallabi, Dhaka |
ASM Solomon (Bengali: এ এস এম সোলায়মান) was a Member of the 4th National Assembly of Pakistan as a representative of East Pakistan. Later he became a politician of Bangladesh Nationalist Party and a member of parliament for Dhaka-30.
Biography
[edit]Solomon born on 25 January 1926. He acquired honors from the University of Dhaka.[1] He started his political career in 1946. In 1954, he became joint secretary of the Krishak Sramik Party.[2] After that, he was elected as party's general-secretary in 1956. From the same year, he worked as editor of a weekly newspaper named "Awaaz" for four years.[1] In 1965, he was elected a member of the 4th National Assembly of Pakistan representing Dacca-VI[3] and became vice president of the All-Pakistan Labour Confederation.[1] He worked as chief whip of Pakistan National Assembly from 1965 to 1969.[2] After 1966, he was offered to lead the Bangladesh Liberation Movement by secessionist organisation Nucleus.[4] In 1969, he served as the President of the Krishak Sramik Party.[5] He opposed independence of Bangladesh and supported Pakistan during Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971.[6] He became a member of East Pakistan Central Peace Committee.[7] On 17 September 1971, he was made Labor and Social Welfare Minister of East Pakistan.[8][9] After the independence of Bangladesh, the government of Bangladesh arrested him on 24 December 1971 for helping Pakistani government during war.[10] He was released on 30 November 1973, when the government declared a general amnesty for detained cabinet members.[11] Solomon was elected to parliament from Dhaka-30 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 1979 election.[12] Around 1984, he was leader of Islamic United Front, a political alliance.[13] After 1996, Solaiman became the chairman of National Democratic Alliance, established in 1992. He died on 4 December 1997 at Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College, Dhaka. It was decided to bury him in Mirpur martyred intellectuals graveyard.[2] But Muktijoddha Sangsad, Ekattorer Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee and Projonmo '71 opposed the decision as he was against the independence of Bangladesh.[14] Later Solaiman was buried in Sonargaon Upazila of Narayanganj District. He had two wives and four children.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "সংক্ষিপ্ত পরিচিতি". The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). 18 September 1971. p. 6.
- ^ a b c "এ এস এম সোলায়মানের ইন্তেকাল". The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). 5 December 1997. pp. 15–16.
- ^ "প্রদেশে আসনওয়ারী ফলাফল". The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). 22 March 1965. p. 12.
- ^ Ahmad, Mohiuddin (4 June 2019). "সিরাজুল আলম খান এবং স্বাধীনতার নিউক্লিয়াস". Prothom Alo (in Bengali).
- ^ Pakistan Affairs. Information Division, Embassy of Pakistan. 1969.
- ^ "ভারতীয় ষড়যন্ত্রকে নস্যাৎ করার জন্যে সোলায়মানের আহবান". Purbadesh (in Bengali). 16 May 1971.
- ^ Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Peace Committee". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (in Bengali). Vol. VII. p. 656.
- ^ Ishtiaq, Ahmad (17 September 2021). "১৭ সেপ্টেম্বর ১৯৭১: ১০ সদস্যের প্রাদেশিক মন্ত্রিসভা ঘোষণা". The Daily Star (in Bengali).
- ^ Ishtiaq, Ahmad (24 December 2021). "২৪ ডিসেম্বর ১৯৭১: সাবেক গভর্নর ডা. এ এম মালিকসহ মন্ত্রিসভার সদস্যরা আটক". The Daily Star (in Bengali).
- ^ একাত্তরের ঘাতক ও দালালরা কে কোথায় (in Bengali). Muktijuddho Chetona Bikash Kendro. 1992 [1987]. p. 21.
- ^ "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ Khan, Elahi Newaz (30 November 1984). "ইসলামী দলসমূহের অন্তর্বিরোধ". Bichitra (in Bengali).
- ^ "সোলায়মানকে শহীদ বুদ্ধিজীবী কবরস্থানে দাফনের প্রতিবাদ". The Sangbad (in Bengali). 5 December 1997.
- ^ "সাবেক মন্ত্রী এ এস এম সোলায়মানের মৃত্যুবার্ষিকী আজ". Daily Rudrabarta (in Bengali). 4 December 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2024.