M Shamsul Islam (1 January 1932 – 26 April 2018) was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician, a diplomat and a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the

Munshiganj-3 Munshiganj-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh from 2018 by Mrinal Kanti Das of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Munshiganj Sadar Munshiganj ( bn, মুন্স� ...

constituency for four terms. He served as the minister of information, land, commerce, food and post and telecommunications during the

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(1991–1996) and second Khaleda ministries (2001–2006).

Career

Shamsul Islam served as the general secretary of Dhaka district unit and an executive member of the central committee of the now-defunct National Democratic Front party, led by

Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy ( bn, হোসেন শহীদ সোহ্‌রাওয়ার্দী; ur, ; 8 September 18925 December 1963) was a Bengali barrister and politician. He served as the Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1956 t ...

. He was also the general secretary of East Pakistan Family Planning Union during 1968–1971. Shamsul Islam served as the Bangladesh ambassador to Indonesia during

Ziaur Rahman Lt. General Ziaur Rahman (19 January 1936 – 30 May 1981), was a Bangladeshi military officer and politician who served as the President of Bangladesh from 1977 to 1981. He was assassinated on 30 May 1981 in Chittagong in an army coup d' ...

's ruling. Shamsul Islam was a member of the standing committee of Bangladesh Nationalist Party. On 2 September 2007, the Anti-Corruption Commission filed a case against Shamsul Islam, along with the former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and others on charges of awarding Global Agro Trade Company a cargo-handling deal through misuse of power. He was later detained and freed on bail in July 2008.

Personal life

Shamsul Islam was married to Anwara Sufia (d. 2015). Together they had two sons including Sayeeful Islam, a former president of the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry.

References

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