Bengali politician
Abdul Kader (Bengali : আব্দুল কাদের ; died 1960), also known by his daak naam Lal Mia (Bengali : লাল মিঞা ), was a Bengali politician. He served as a member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly and later the East Bengal Legislative Assembly . He played an important role in the popularisation of the Krishak Praja Party in Greater Barisal .[ 2]
Biography
Abdul Kader was born into a Bengali Muslim family from the Saheb Bari of Bashbunia in Barguna , Backergunge District , Bengal Presidency .[ 3] [ 4] He contested in the 1937 Bengal legislative elections as a Krishak Praja Party candidate, and successfully defeated his rival Abi Abdullah Khan Chan Miah of the All-India Muslim League . His constituency, Patuakhali South,[ 5] covered Betagi , Barguna Sadar , Amtali and Khepupara . The party struggled to gain support at the 1946 elections due to the popularity of the Muslim League 's Pakistan Movement . In this election, Mia lost the Patuakhali South constituency to Abdur Rahman Khan of the Muslim League.[ 6]
The 1954 East Bengal Legislative Assembly election was the first legislative election in the Dominion of Pakistan , and Abdul Kader contested as a candidate of the Krishak Sramik Party under its United Front coalition in the Patuakhali West constituency. He was thus elected as a member of the East Bengal Legislative Assembly .[ 3]
Death and legacy
He died in 1960.[ 6] The Abdul Kader Road in Bashbunia is named after him. His elder son, educationist Abdul Halim Bacchu , was one of the three pioneers of cycling in Barguna town and the founder of the Lal Mia Teachers Training College.[ 7] [ 8] His youngest son, Abdul Alim Himu , was a notable journalist and the founding chairman of the Barguna Press Club.[ 9]
References
^ Reed, Sir Stanley , ed. (1947). The Indian Year Book .
^ Habibullah, B. D. (1967). শেরে বাংলা (in Bengali). p. 70.
^ a b East Pakistan Provincial Statistical Board and Bureau of Commercial and Industrial Intelligence (1956). Statistical Abstract for East Pakistan . Vol. 3. Government of Pakistan . p. 58.
^ "না ফেরার দেশে প্রবীণ সাংবাদিক হিমু" . Gramer Kagoj (in Bengali). 10 September 2020.
^ Government of Bengal. "Alphabetical list of members". Bengal Legislative Assembly Proceedings (1939) . Vol. 54. Alipore .
^ a b Ahmed, Siraj Uddin (2010). বরিশাল বিভাগের ইতিহাস (in Bengali). Vol. 1. Dhaka : Bhaskar Prakashani.
^ Hasan, Mehedi, শোক সংবাদ (in Bengali), Barguna
^ Abdul Karim, "2", নোবেল গ্রামীণঃ হারানো দিন (in Bengali), Barguna
^ "বরগুনার সর্বজন শ্রদ্ধেয় সাংবাদিক আব্দুল আলীম হিমু আর নেই" . Sun News (in Bengali). 10 September 2020.