Md. Shamsul Haque (29 January 1930 – 27 May 2005) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the

Mymensingh-2 Mymensingh-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2014 by Sharif Ahmed (Bangladeshi politician), Sharif Ahmed of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Phulpur Upazila ...

and Mymensingh-15 constituencies. He was elected to parliament from Mymensingh-11 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate in 1991 and 1996. Shamsul Haque was awarded the Ekushey Padak posthumously for his contribution to the Bengali language movement.

Background and career

Shamsul Haque was born on 29 January 1930 in Tarakanda, Mymensingh. He studied in

Ananda Mohan College Government Ananda Mohan College is a higher secondary school and National University, Bangladesh affiliated college in Mymensingh, Bangladesh. One of the oldest educational premises in South Asia, the institute was established in 1883 by Anand ...

. He was jailed for his involvement in the Bengali language movement. Shamsul Haque was five time member of parliament for Mymensingh-15 and

. He served as the Fulpur Upzilla Parishad chairman in 1988. His son Sharif Ahmed is serving as the member of parliament for Mymensingh-2.

References

1930 births 2004 deaths Awami League politicians 1st Jatiya Sangsad members 3rd Jatiya Sangsad members 5th Jatiya Sangsad members 7th Jatiya Sangsad members Recipients of the Ekushey Padak Place of death missing {{AwamiLeague-politician-stub