Mohammad Farhad (July 5, 1938 – October 9, 1987), popularly known as "Comrade Farhad", was a guerrilla force commander during the Bangladesh independence war, and the President of

Communist Party of Bangladesh The Communist Party of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের কমিউনিস্ট পার্টি) is a Marxism-Leninism, Marxist–Leninist communist party in Bangladesh. History After the Partition of India, partitioni ...

and a member of

Bangladesh Parliament The Jatiya Sangsad ( bn, জাতীয় সংসদ, lit=National Parliament, translit=Jatiyô Sôngsôd), often referred to simply as the ''Sangsad'' or JS and also known as the House of the Nation, is the supreme legislative body of ...

Early life

Mohammad Farhad was born in Khetripara of

Dinajpur Dinajpur ( bn, দিনাজপুর ) is a city and the District headquarters of Dinajpur district situated in Rangpur Division, Bangladesh. It was founded in 1786. It is located 413 km north-west of Dhaka in Bangladesh. It is bound ...

district in present Bangladesh to. His father's name was Ahmed Sadakatul Bari and mother's was Tayabunnesa. He was an Urdu-speaking Bangladeshi. He finished his matriculation from Dinajpur Jila School in 1953 and received his master's degree in

political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...

from Dhaka University in 1961.

Politics

Comrade Farhad played a role during different movements in the Pakistan and Bangladesh, including the 1952 Bengali Language Movement, 1962 Education Movement, 1968–69 Pakistan Mass Upheaval, 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War and the post-71 Democracy movement. During the 1971 war, he helped lead the guerrilla forces jointly formed by the Communist Party, NAP and Chhatra Union. A ‘Special Guerilla Force’ under the direct command of CPB-NAP-BSU fought against the Pakistani army.

Moni Singh Moni Singh ( bn, মনি সিংহ; 28 June 1901, Durgapur Upazila, Netrokona – 31 December 1990, Dhaka) was a preeminent Bengali Communist politician popularly known as ''Comrade Moni Singh''. He was the founder of the Communist Party of ...

, the ex-President of CPB, was elected a member of the Advisory Council of the Provisional Government of Bangladesh. He was imprisoned during the Pakistan period, as well as during the Zia and Ershad period of Bangladesh politics. Mohammad Farhad was elected as a member of

in 1986 from his home district

Panchagarh Panchagarh (; bn, পঞ্চগড়, 'five forts') is a district of the Rangpur division in Northern Bangladesh. Panchagarh is the northernmost district of Bangladesh. It lies between 26º00' and 26º38' north latitudes and between 88º19' ...

, which he held until his death.

Death

On October 8, 1987, while on an official visit to Moscow, Soviet Union, as a delegate from Bangladesh Parliament, Mohammad Farhad died of a sudden heart attack at the age of 49. He left behind his wife and two children. The Moni Singh-Farhad Memorial Trust was established, twinning his name with that of Communist Party founding member Comrade

, now serves as a center for intellectuals in Bangladesh.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Farhad, Mohammad 1938 births 1987 deaths Communist Party of Bangladesh politicians 4th Jatiya Sangsad members Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League central committee members