Shahed Ali Patwary ( bn, শাহেদ আলী পাটোয়ারী; 1899– 26 September 1958) was a lawyer and prominent politician. He was elected as member of
East Bengal Legislative Assembly
The East Pakistan Provincial Assembly, known as the East Bengal Legislative Assembly between 1947 and 1955, was the provincial legislature of East Pakistan between 1947 and 1971. It was known as the East Bengal Assembly from 1947 to 1955 when the ...
.
Early life
Patwary was born in 1899 in
Aswinpur in
Matlab Thana,
Chandpur District
Chandpur District () is a district located in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. It was a part of the Cumilla District until 15 February 1984.Musa, Muhammad. Brahmanbariar Itibrittyo, Shetu Prokashoni, Brahmanbaria,1998.
History
During the ru ...
,
Bengal Presidency
The Bengal Presidency, officially the Presidency of Fort William and later Bengal Province, was a subdivision of the British Empire in India. At the height of its territorial jurisdiction, it covered large parts of what is now South Asia and ...
, British Raj.
In 1921, he completed his bachelors in philosophy from
Dhaka College
Dhaka College ( bn, ঢাকা কলেজ also known as DC) is the oldest secular educational institution of Bangladesh located in Dhaka. It offers higher secondary education ( HSC). It has Honours and Masters programs as well which are aff ...
.
He did his Masters in Philosophy from the University of Dhaka in 1923. He completed a law degree and joined the Comilla District Bar in 1925 and 1926 respectively.
Career
Patwary started his political career in 1929 when he joined the
Krishak Praja Party then led by
Sher-e-Bangla
Abul Kasem Fazlul Huq ( bn, আবুল কাশেম ফজলুল হক, ur, ; 26October 1873 — 27 April 1962), popularly known as Sher-e-Bangla (''Lion of Bengal''), was a British Indian and Pakistani lawyer and writer who present ...
A.K. Fazlul Huq
Abul Kasem Fazlul Huq ( bn, আবুল কাশেম ফজলুল হক, ur, ; 26October 1873 — 27 April 1962), popularly known as Sher-e-Bangla (''Lion of Bengal''), was a British Raj, British Indian and Pakistanis, Pakistani lawye ...
. In 1937, he was elected to the
Bengal Legislative Assembly
The Bengal Legislative Assembly () was the largest legislature in British India, serving as the lower chamber of the legislature of Bengal (now Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal). It was established under the Government of India A ...
.
He joined the revived Krishak Sramik Party in 1953.
In 1954, he was elected to the
East Bengal Legislative Assembly
The East Pakistan Provincial Assembly, known as the East Bengal Legislative Assembly between 1947 and 1955, was the provincial legislature of East Pakistan between 1947 and 1971. It was known as the East Bengal Assembly from 1947 to 1955 when the ...
.
In 1955, Patwary was elected as Deputy Speaker of East Bengal Legislative Assembly.
He joined 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 ...
in 1958.
Death
On 23 September 1958, Patwary announced that an Awami League motion, petition by Dewan Mahbub Ali, declaring the speaker
Abdul Hakeem to be of 'unsound mind' had been carried. This led to pandemonium in the East Pakistan Assembly which turned into a battlefield. The members fought and grappled with one another and one of them hurled a paper weight which caught the poor deputy speaker Shahid ali in his head. He was injured and died two days later.
[Rafiq Zakaria Indian Muslims: Where Have They Gone Wrong? 2004 - Page 150 "The Assembly reconvened, under the chairmanship of the Deputy Speaker, Shahid Ali. But as soon as it ... And the Deputy Speaker who tried to control the situation was hit badly and he succumbed to his injuries and passed away four days later "]
References
1899 births
1958 deaths
Bengali lawyers
Krishak Sramik Party politicians
People from Chandpur District
University of Dhaka alumni
Dhaka College alumni
20th-century Pakistani lawyers
Awami League politicians
East Pakistan MLAs 1954–1958
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