Dewan Farid Gazi
Dewan Farid Gazi | |
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| Member of Bangladesh Parliament | |
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| Born | 1 March 1924 Devapara, Nabiganj, Habiganj District, Assam, British Raj. |
| Died | 19 November 2010 (aged 86) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Resting place | Shah Jalal Dargah Cemetery |
| Political party | Awami League |
| Children | Gazi Mohammad Shahnawaz |
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Dewan Farid Gazi (
parliament for the Habiganj-1 (Nabigonj-Bahubal) constituency in 1996, 2001 and 2008, representing the Awami League, of which he was an advisory council member. He served as chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education.[2][3]
Early life
Gazi was born on 1 March 1924 in Devapara,
Bangal Khedao (Oust Bengalees) movement of the Assamese people which sought to remove Bengali people from Assam. He helped organise the Sylhet referendum in 1947. He carried out campaigns in 1950 to stop religious violence in Sylhet.[4]
Career
Gazi joined the Rasamoy Memorial High School as a teacher and then worked in Sylhet Government High School. He joined the Awami League in 1952 and was elected joint secretary of the
Ayub Khan in 1969. In 1970, he was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Sylhet as an Awami League candidate.[4]
Gazi was involved in the Awami League led
Hussain Mohammad Ershad in 1990. He was elected to parliament from Habiganj-1 in 1996, 2001, and 2008.[4]
Death
Gazi died on 19 November 2010 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[4] He was buried in Shah Jalal Dargah Cemetery in Sylhet.[5]
References
- ^ "Farid Gazi passes away". The Daily Star. 2010-11-20. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
- ^ "Dewan Farid Gazi passes away". The Financial Express. Dhaka. 20 November 2010. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
- ^ "Gazi quits but consensus still far away in AL". The Daily Star. 2008-07-10. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
- ^ a b c d Khan, Muazzam Hussain. "Gazi, Dewan Farid". Banglapedia. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
- ^ "Farid Gazi buried at Sylhet". bdnews24.com. 2010-11-20. Retrieved 2020-09-25.