Ferdous Ahmed Qureshi
Bangladeshi politician (1941–2020)
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Ferdous Ahmed Qureshi (Bengali: ফেরদৌস আহমদ কোরেশি; 1941–2020) was a Bangladeshi politician and chairman of the Progressive Democratic Party.[1]
- British-Indian (1941-1948)
- Pakistani (1948-1971)
- Bangladeshi (1971-2020)
affiliations
Ferdous Ahmed Qureshi | |
|---|---|
ফেরদৌস আহমদ কোরেশী | |
| President of Progressive Democratic Party | |
| In office 7 June 2007 – 31 August 2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 January 1941[citation needed] |
| Died | 31 August 2020 (aged 79) Dhaka Cantonment
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| Party | Progressive Democratic Party |
Other political affiliations | Bangladesh Nationalist Party (until 2007) |
| Spouse | Nilufar Panna Qureshi |
Early life
Ferdous Ahmed Qureshi was born in 1941 to a Bengali Muslim family in Chittagong, Bengal Presidency (now Bangladesh).
Career
Qureshi served as president of the student political organization East Pakistan Chhatra League from 1967 to 1968.[2]
During the Bangladesh Liberation War he edited the Daily Deshbangla newspaper.[3] After the war, he led a faction of the Jatiya Janata Party. The party merged with the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in May 1980, and Qureshi became joint secretary general of the BNP.[1][4]
In 2004 he formed the Green Party of Bangladesh.[5] During the rule of the caretaker government from 2007 to 2009 he called for the formation of alternate parties to be created in Bangladesh.[6]
He formed the Progressive Democratic Party in July 2007.[7] He joined the Jatiya Jukta Front, an alliance of political parties to compete in the parliamentary elections in 2008.[8] The alliance broke up in the same year.[9] He was the chairman of the PDP until his death.[10]
