Shamsur Rahman (politician)
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Shamsur Rahman | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 February 1915 Mothbati village, Khulna district, British India |
| Died | 2 November 2008 (aged 93) |
| Occupations | Politician, journalist |
| Political party | Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |
Shamsur Rahman (6 February 1915 – 2 November 2008)[1] was a Bangladeshi politician and social activist. He was also member of the 3rd National Assembly of Pakistan (1962) elected from the then East Bengal.[2] He was senior Nayeb-e-Ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.[3]
Shamsur Rahman was born on 6 February 1915 in the village of Mathbati, in what is now Paikgachha Upazila of Khulna District in Bangladesh.[4] He was the eldest son of Sharifatunnesa and Kafiluddin Sarder, a renowned English teacher. He completed his secondary school from Kapilmuni Sahachari Vidya Mandir in 1934, higher secondary from Government P.C. College, Bagerhat in 1937.[citation needed] He completed a Bachelor of Arts from Islamia College of Kolkata in 1939.[4]
He started his profession as the principal of Krishnapur High School[citation needed] in the district of Midnapur at 1939. In 1941, he joined as a government official in the agriculture department.[4]
Journalism
In 1949,[citation needed] Shamsur Rahman started his career as a journalist. He became a correspondent of The Pakistan Observer. Later on he began to publish a weekly newspaper named The Weekly Tawhid "সাপ্তাহিক তাওহীদ". He remained as the editor of the newspaper.[4] In 1952, the newspaper came to light as the mouthpiece of Jamaat-e Islami.[citation needed]