Hossain Toufique Imam (15 January 1939 – 4 March 2021) was a

Bangladesh Awami League Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

politician and political advisor to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh,

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, Prime Minister ...

. His rank was equivalent to a cabinet minister.

Early life

Imam was born on 15 January 1939. He completed his undergraduate in economics from

Rajshahi University The University of Rajshahi, also known as Rajshahi University or RU ( bn, রাজশাহী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়), is a public co-educational research university in Bangladesh situated near the northern Bangladeshi cit ...

and graduate degree in economics from

Dhaka University The University of Dhaka (also known as Dhaka University, or DU) is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest university in Bangladesh. The university opened its doors to students on July 1st 1921. Currently i ...

. He completed his post graduate from

London School of Economics , mottoeng = To understand the causes of things , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £240.8 million (2021) , budget = £391.1 millio ...

in development administration.

Career

Imam served as the cabinet secretary in the

Mujibnagar government The Provisional Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, popularly known as the Mujibnagar Government, was established following the declaration of independence of East Pakistan as Bangladesh on 10 April 1971. Headed by prime minis ...

. He was the political advisor to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh. He blamed the Inter Service Intelligence for facilitating the

July 2016 Dhaka attack On the night of 1 July 2016, at 21:20 local time, five militants took hostages and opened fire on the Holey Artisan Bakery in Gulshan Thana. The assailants entered the bakery with crude bombs, machetes, pistols, and took several dozen hostages ...

Personal life

Imam's son,

Tanveer Imam Tanveer Imam (born 1 January 1960) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad The Jatiya Sangsad ( bn, জাতীয় সংসদ, lit=National Parliament, translit=Jatiyô Sôngsôd), often referred to ...

, was elected to Parliament from

Sirajganj-4 Sirajganj-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2014 by Tanveer Imam of the Awami League. Boundaries Sirajganj-4 constituency consists of Ullahpara Upazila Ullapara ( bn, উল্ল� ...

as a candidate of the Bangladesh Awami League in January 2014.

Death

Imam died on 4 March 2021 at the

Combined Military Hospital Combined Military Hospitals ( ur, , abbreviated as CMH) are Pakistan Armed Forces hospitals situated in various cantonments of Pakistan. History During the British Raj, the British Indian Army troops depended for their medical treatment enti ...

, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

References

1939 births 2021 deaths University of Rajshahi alumni University of Dhaka alumni Alumni of the London School of Economics Awami League politicians {{AwamiLeague-politician-stub