Najmul Hasan Zahed was a
Bangladesh Awami League politician and the former Member of Parliament of
Habiganj-2.
Birth and family life
Zahed was born and raised in a
Bengali Muslim Zamindar family in the village of Kamalkhani in
Habiganj's
Baniachong Upazila. His father, Siddiq Hasan, belonged to the
Hasan family Hassan, Hasan, Hassane, Haasana, Hassaan, Asan, Hassun, Hasun, Hassen, Hasson or Hasani may refer to:
People
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. His mother was Syeda Sufya Khatun. His older brother is
Fazle Hasan Abed, the founder of
BRAC, the world's largest non-governmental organisation. He was the director of the Bangladesh National Tea Company (NTC).
Career
Zahed was elected to parliament from Habiganj-2 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate in 2001.
Death and legacy
Zahed died of old age at the
Apollo Hospital Dhaka
Evercare Hospital Dhaka is a JCI accredited 425-bed multidisciplinary super specialty tertiary care hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh and part of Evercare Group. It was previously called Apollo Hospital Dhaka.
History
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on 16 August 2010 at 80 years of age. He was buried in the Hasan family graveyard in
Baniachong. The Najmul Hasan Zahed Academy was named after him.
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References
Awami League politicians
Living people
8th Jatiya Sangsad members
People from Baniachong Upazila
1930 births
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