Sirajul Hossain Khan
Bangladeshi politician
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Sirajul Hossain Khan (1926–2007) was a Jatiya Party politician, government minister, and member of parliament for Habiganj-2.
Sirajul Hossain Khan | |
|---|---|
| Member of Bangladesh Parliament | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 July 1926 Baniachang |
| Died | 17 February 2007 (aged 80) Baniachang |
| Party | Jatiya Party |
Early life
Khan was born on 17 July 1926, in Baniachong village, Baniachong Upazila, Habiganj subdivision, Sylhet district (of Assam), British Raj.[1][2]
Career
Khan served in the Bangladesh Liberation War in the Bangladesh Muktijuddha Samannay Parishad. He was elected to the parliament from Habiganj-2 as a Jatiya Party candidate in 1986 and 1988 and was a cabinet minister (1985–1990). He served as the bureau chief of the Pakistan Times in Dacca and was the founder editor of the Eastern News Agency (ENA). He was a trade unionist who served as the general secretary of the East Pakistan Journalists Union and the Bangladesh Sramik Federation.[3][4]
Death
Khan died in Dhaka on 17 February 2007.[3]