Afsar Ali Ahmed

Bangladeshi politician (1920–2015)

Preceded byConstituency initiated

Afsar Ali Ahmed
আফসার আলী আহমেদ

Member of Bangladesh Parliament
Member of Parliament for Rangpur-2
In office 1973–1979
Preceded by	Constituency initiated
Succeeded by	Mohammad Amin

Personal details
Party	Awami League

Afsar Ali Ahmed (1920–2015) was an Awami League politician in Bangladesh and a member of parliament for Rangpur-2.^[1]^[2]

Ahmed was a founding member of the Awami League and a confidant of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.^[3]^[4]

In 1970, Ahmed was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan in the 1970 general election.^[3]

Ahmed was a member of the Constituent Assembly of Bangladesh.^[5]

Ahmed was elected to parliament from Rangpur-2 as an Awami League candidate in 1973.^[6] He played an important role in the establishment of Nilphamari Women's College.^[7] He went into hiding after the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in the 15 August 1975 Bangladeshi coup d'état and the military administration sought to take action against him.^[3]

Ahmed was the president of Nilphamari District unit of the Awami League for 34 years.^[5] He was a member of the Nilphamari District Lawyers' Association.^[3]

Death

Ahmed died 20 April 2015 in Rangpur Medical College Hospital.^[5]

References

↑ Debates: Official Report. Manager of Publications. 1972. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
↑ "Memorial for a hero of Liberation War". The Daily Star. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
1 2 3 4 "Obituary". The New Nation. Archived from the original on 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
↑ "Obituary". The Daily Star. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
1 2 3 নীলফামারীর আ.লীগ নেতা আফসার আলী আর নেই. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 21 April 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
↑ "List of 1st Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 September 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
↑ "College Details: Nilphamari Govt. Mahila College - 3103". National University. Archived from the original on 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.

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