Siddiqur Rahman (2 October 1951 – 29 June 1986) was a politician of

Barguna District Barguna ( bn, বরগুনা ''Borguna'') is a district in the Barisal Division, division of Barisal, Bangladesh. It is situated in the southern part of Bangladesh. Barguna subdivision was established in 1969 and promoted to district on 28 Fe ...

of Bangladesh and former member of parliament for then

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constituency, which currently is

Barguna-1 Barguna-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Dhirendra Debnath Shambhu of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Amtali Upazila, Amtali, Barguna Sadar Upazila ...

, in

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. He was a freedom fighter in the 1971 independence war and was one of the leaders of Shambhu Sangram Parishad.

Career

Student leaders Siddiqur Rahman and Dhirendra Chandra Debnath were among the leaders of Shambhu Sangram Parishad. Under the leadership of the Sangram Parishad, the armed liberation war started in Barguna subdivision and training started in every police station. The youth of Barguna started training with all the students of Chhatra League and Chhatra Union in the field and treasury field of Barguna police station.After 26 March, the Pak army attacked Barguna. Kills innocent people in prisons and brutally tortures women. Similarly, the Pakistani aggressors killed and tortured in other police stations. The freedom-loving youths organized at that time left the city and went into hiding and formed groups of freedom fighters under the leadership of Siddiqur Rahman in different areas. Siddiqur Rahman was elected a member of parliament from undivided

as an

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(Mizan) candidate in the

1979 Bangladeshi general election General elections were held in Bangladesh on 18 February 1979. The result was a victory for the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, which won 207 of the 300 seats. Voter turnout was 51.3%. The Awami League became the main opposition party after winnin ...

References

People from Barguna district Awami League politicians 2nd Jatiya Sangsad members 1951 births 1986 deaths {{AwamiLeague-politician-stub