Amjad Hossain ( bn, আমজাদ হোসেন; 1924–1971) was a Bangladeshi

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and

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. Amjad Hossain is regarded as one of the influential and political figures in

Pabna Pabna ( bn, পাবনা) is a city of Pabna District, Bangladesh and the administrative capital of the eponymous Pabna District. It is on the north bank of the Padma River and has a population of about . Etymology * According to the histo ...

during

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in 1971, due to his leadership and organizing capability, he united the various political and civil forces of

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in 1971.

Early life

Amjad Hossain was born in 1924 at Charsadirajpur under PS Kumarkhali District

Kushtia Kushtia ( bn, কুষ্টিয়া) is a city in the Khulna Division of southwestern Bangladesh. Kushtia is the second largest municipality in Bangladesh and the eleventh largest city in the country. The second largest city in Khulna div ...

, Later his father Sheikh Rafiq Uddin and mother Parijan Nessa permanently settled at Nurpur of Pabna town.

Education

Amjad Hossain started his education from Madrasa. Later he admitted to

Pabna Zilla School Pabna Zilla School ( bn, পাবনা জিলা স্কুল) is the oldest high school in the Pabna District of Bangladesh. It provides education from class Three to Ten. It has two shifts - morning and day. The morning shift starts at 7: ...

. He completed his secondary education from Rangpur

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. Later he went

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and completed his Graduation.

Political career

Amjad Hossain came in contact with

Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy ( bn, হোসেন শহীদ সোহ্‌রাওয়ার্দী; ur, ; 8 September 18925 December 1963) was a Bengali barrister and politician. He served as the Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1956 t ...

when he was student. Shaheed Suhrawardy inspired him to get involved in politics that was how his political career began. He was an organiser of Bengali Language Movement in 1952 and had a contribution in Language Movement. The time when Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy became the Prime Minister of Pakistan he appointed young Amjad Hossain as his Political Secretary. For his persuasive capability and facing formidable challenges Amjad Hossain earned enormous faith and popularity within his party and of the people in general. He was elected as Member of the

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twice in the years of 1962 and 1970. In 1970 election he won the election against Maulana Abdus Sobhan. Amjad Hossain was one of the pioneering Architect of Pabna district Awami league. A close confidante of

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 Bengalis, Beng ...

, Amjad Hossain shouldered the charges of president of greater Pabna district

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in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He coordinated the Awami League's election campaign for the

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, in which the League gained a historic parliamentary majority to form government to the elected National Assembly.

Bangladesh Liberation War

Amjad Hossain was a political organiser before

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in 1971. After the Pakistan Army launched

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in March 1971, he, with other leaders started organizing people. Amjad Hossain, in compliance with directives of

in his speech on 7 March 1971, framed strategies to fight. He sent a special envoy to the

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seeking military logistics because it seemed the Pakistani Political Crisis could no longer be solved peacefully.

Death

People's leader Amjad Hossain died on 6 April 1971.

Post-independence memorial

Amjad Hossain High School in Pabna is named after him

References

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মুক্তিকামী মানুষদের সংগঠিত করেন আমজাদ হোসেন

পাবনা:মুক্তিযুদ্ধ ও মুক্তিযোদ্ধা
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hossain, Amjad, MNA Awami League politicians People from Pabna District Bengali language movement 1924 births 1971 deaths People of the Bangladesh Liberation War Pakistani MNAs 1962–1965 Mukti Bahini personnel