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Shafiq Ullah (politician)

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Shafiq Ullah
Member of Bangladesh Parliament
In office
18 February 1979 – 12 February 1982
Personal details
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party

Shafiq Ullah (Bengali: শফিক উল্লাহ) is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and the former Member of Parliament of Noakhali-12.

Career[edit]

Ullah was elected to parliament from Noakhali-12 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 1979.[1]

Political life[edit]

Shafiq Ullah was the central leader of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami. On 6 January 1964, the Ayub government declared Jamaat-e-Islami illegal. A total of 60 top leaders including Ameer Jamaat were arrested. One of the prisoners was Master Shafiqullah. All were released on 9 October of the same year.[citation needed] He was elected as a member of parliament from the then Noakhali-12 Lakshmipur-3 constituency as a candidate of the Islamic Democratic League for Jamaat-e-Islami in the second parliamentary election of 1979.In the fifth national parliamentary election of 1991, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami As a candidate, he was defeated from Lakshmipur-3 seat.During his career, he was the head teacher of Lakshmipur Samad Academy, a traditional and famous educational institution of Laxmipur district.[citation needed] Social Contribution: He established Darul Aman Academy Madrasah and Darul Aman Orphanage in front of his house in 1982. Madrasas are taught up to Alim class.[citation needed] He is the father of the famous Islamic scholar Maulana Tariq Manwar.[citation needed]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 20 March 2021.