Abdur Rob Serniabat (1921-1975) was a Bangladeshi

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and the former water resources minister. He was the

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Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Sheikh Mujibur Rahman ( bn, শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান; 17 March 1920 – 15 August 1975), often shortened as Sheikh Mujib or Mujib and widely known as Bangabandhu (meaning ''Friend of Bengal''), was a Bengali politi ...

, founding father of

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, and the maternal uncle of

Sheikh Hasina Sheikh Hasina Wazed (''née'' Sheikh Hasina ; ; bn, শেখ হাসিনা ওয়াজেদ, Shēkh Hasinā, , born 28 September 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh since January 2 ...

, the four-time

prime minister of Bangladesh The Prime Minister of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের প্রধানমন্ত্রী, translit=Bangladesher Prodhanmontri), officially Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh ( bn, গণপ্রজা� ...

. He was killed during the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on 15 August 1975.

Early life

Abdur Rab Serniabat was born in the village of Sarail in Agailjhara,

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, in 1921.

Career

At early stages in his career, Abdur Rob Serniabat was a lawyer in Borishal city. He later carried out his appointed role as the minister of Water Resources for

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, soon after Bangladesh's liberation from Pakistani ruling.

Assassination

His house on 27 Minto Road, Dhaka was attacked at about 5:00 AM by soldiers commanded by Major Shahriar Rashid, Major Aziz Pasha, Captain Nurul Huda and Captain Majed. Abdur Rob Serniabat, daughter Baby Serniabat, son Arif Serniabat, his nephew Shaheed Serniabat, Grandson Sukanto Babu were among those killed while his wife Amena Begum, Shahan Ara Begum,

Abul Hasnat Abdullah Abul Hasanat Abdullah (born 10 December 1944) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a member of parliament for constituency Barisal-1. Career Abdullah was elected Upazila Chairman in Barisal in 1973. In 1975, his father, Abdur Rab Serni ...

's wife daughter Beauty Serniabat was injured along with others in the house. His sons

and his another son Abul Khair Abdullah Granddaughter Kanta Abdullah and survived. A case was filed regarding this incident at Ramna Police Station on 21 October 1996, convicting 18 people. His son Abul Hasnat Abdullah was elected a member of parliament in 2014. His house is now part of headquarters complex of

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. On 30 July 2018, his grandson,

Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah is a Bangladeshi politician and businessman. He was elected as mayor of the Barisal City Corporation in 2018 city election. He is a son of Awami League politician Abul Hasanat Abdullah and grandson of Abdur Rab Serniab ...

, was elected Mayor of Borishal.

Legacy

Shaheed Abdur Rob Serniabat Stadium at Borishal Division in Bangladesh is named after him. SARSTEC, a technological college for textiles education which is located at the same division has also been named honoring him.

References

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