Abdul Alim was a

Bangladesh Nationalist Party The Bangladesh Nationalist Party ( bn, বাংলাদেশ জাতীয়তাবাদী দল, Bangladesh Jātīyotābādī Dol; BNP) is a centre-right to right-wing nationalist, political party in Bangladesh and one of the major ...

politician and the former member of parliament for

Joypurhat-1 Joypurhat-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2014 by Shamsul Alam Dudu of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Joypurhat Sadar Upazila, Joypurhat Sadar and Panchb ...

and Minister. He was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment.

Early life

Alim was born 1 November 1930 in

Joypurhat District Joypurhat ( bn, জয়পুরহাট জেলা, ''Joypurhat Jela'', also ''Joypurhat Zila'') is a district in the northern part of Bangladesh. It is one of the 8 districts of Rajshahi Division. History Ancient history Joypurhat was ...

East Bengal ur, , common_name = East Bengal , status = Province of the Dominion of Pakistan , p1 = Bengal Presidency , flag_p1 = Flag of British Bengal.svg , s1 = East ...

, British India. His father, Abdul Wahed Sarkar was the owner of Islamia Rice in Hoogly Pandua. His family used to live in Thaipara, Pandua, Hooghly District but moved to Joypurhat District soon after the partition of India in 1950.

Career

Alim joined the Muslim League in 1958 and soon became Joint Secretary of the League. He served as the vice-chairman of Bogra District Unit of Muslim League. During the Bangladesh Liberation war he sided with Pakistan and was the chairman of the

unit of

East Pakistan Central Peace Committee East Pakistan Central Peace Committee ( bn, পূর্ব পাকিস্তান কেন্দ্রীয় শান্তি কমিটি; ur, مشرقی پاکستان مرکزی امن کمیٹی), also known as the Nagorik Shan ...

. He had helped form the

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paramilitary unit in Joypurhat. After the Independence of Bangladesh, he was charged under the Collaborators Act. Alim was elected chairman of Joypurhat Municipality in 1975 and re-elected in 1977. He was elected to parliament from Joypurhat-1 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 1979, 1996, and 2008. In 1978, he served in the Cabinet of President

Ziaur Rahman Lt. General Ziaur Rahman (19 January 1936 – 30 May 1981), was a Bangladeshi military officer and politician who served as the President of Bangladesh from 1977 to 1981. He was assassinated on 30 May 1981 in Chittagong in an army coup d' ...

Textiles Minister and Communications Minister. On 27 March 2011, he was arrested on war crimes charges. On 9 July 2012, he trial began on war crimes charges at the International Crimes Tribunal. He was convicted on 17 counts of war crimes and sentenced to life imprisonment.

Death

Alim died on 31 August 2014 in

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) is a graduate medical university in Bangladesh. It was established in 1965. The university offers postgraduate degrees only, not offering undergraduate medical or dental degrees. History Est ...

Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city ...

, Bangladesh.

References

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