Nurul Islam Sikder ( bn, নূরুল ইসলাম সিকদার) was a

Bangladeshi Bangladeshis ( bn, বাংলাদেশী ) are the citizens of Bangladesh, a South Asian country centered on the transnational historical region of Bengal along the eponymous bay. Bangladeshi citizenship was formed in 1971, when the ...

politician, freedom fighter and a former co-president of the Barguna branch of the

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 ...

. He was a member of the 3rd

National Assembly of Pakistan The National Assembly ( ur, , translit=Aiwān-e-Zairīñ, , or ur, قومی اسمبلی, Romanization, romanized: ''Qaumi Assembly'') is the lower house, lower legislative house of the bicameralism, bicameral Parliament of Pakistan, which al ...

Biography

Sikder became a member of the 3rd National Assembly of Pakistan representing the NE-23 (Bakerganj-VI) constituency. During the

Bangladesh Liberation War The Bangladesh Liberation War ( bn, মুক্তিযুদ্ধ, , also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, or simply the Liberation War in Bangladesh) was a revolution and War, armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Benga ...

of 1971, he cooperated with Abdus Sattar of Betagi, Muhammad Zahir and others to liberate

Barguna Barguna ( bn, বরগুনা) is a town in Barguna District, Barguna district in southern Bangladesh. It is the administrative headquarter and the largest town of Barguna district and a part of Barisal Division. Located on the bank of Khakdon ...

town from Pakistan in the morning of 27 November.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sikder, Nurul Islam Pakistani MNAs 1962–1965 People from Barguna district Year of birth missing Year of death missing Awami League politicians People of the Bangladesh Liberation War