Mohammad Baitullah (2 February 1927 – 9 March 1987) was a
Bangladesh Awami League politician and the former deputy Speaker of Parliament.
Early life
He was born on 2 February 1927 at Shalebaj,
Naogaon
Naogaon ( bn, নওগাঁ ''Nôogã'') is a city and district headquarter of Naogaon District in northern Bangladesh. It is located in the bank of Mini Jamuna river. It is the centre of commerce within the Naogaon District. The area of th ...
. In 1943 he graduated from
Paharpur High School. he finished undergraduate studies in
Rajshahi Government College in 1947. He went to graduate school and law school in
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 ...
.
Career
He served from 1952 to 1953 as the headmaster of
Kirtipur High School. He was the headmaster of
Chawk Atiqua High School from 1953 to 1954. He joined Naogaon Bashiruddin Memorial College as the Professor of Political Science after that. From 1957 he started his law career at the Naogaon subdivisional court.
He was active in the
language movement of 1948. He was elected president of Naogaon unit of
Awami League In Urdu language, Awami is the adjectival form for '' Awam'', the Urdu language word for common people.
The adjective appears in the following proper names:
*Awami Colony, a neighbourhood of Landhi Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
*Awami Front, wa ...
in 1969. The same year he was elected vice president of
Rajshahi district unit of Awami League. He was elected the
Pakistan National Assembly in 1970. He served as chief of Bangalipur youth camp during
Bangladesh Liberation war
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. He was elected deputy speaker of the Parliament on 12 November 1972, after the independence of Bangladesh and again in 1973. In 1986 he was elected to the parliament for the last time.
Death
He died on 9 March 1987.
Mohammad Mahbubuzzaman was elected from his constituency after a by-election following Baitullah's death.
References
Awami League politicians
1927 births
Deputy Speakers of the Jatiya Sangsad
1987 deaths
3rd Jatiya Sangsad members
People from Naogaon District
Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League central committee members
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