Mohammad Habibur Rahman (9 October 1927 – 16 February 2004), also known as Comrade Pir Habibur Rahman was a

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politician and organizer of the

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. He was a member of parliament for the

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constituency. He was also a member of the East Pakistan Legislative Assembly in 1957.

Early life

Habibur Rahman was born on 9 October 1927 in the village of Bagerkhla in the Jalalpur Union of

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Career

Habibur joined the National Awami Party (NAP) from the Awami League in 1957 and was elected a member of the East Pakistan Legislative Assembly in a by-election to a seat in Sylhet Sadar in the same year. He was elected member of parliament for the Sylhet-3 constituency as a candidate of the Awami League-led 15-party alliance in the third parliamentary elections of 1986.

Death

Habibur Rahman died on 16 February 2004.

References

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