Abdul Alim (politician)

Abdul Alim was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and the former Member of Parliament of Joypurhat-1 and Minister. He was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment.[1]

Abdul Alim
আব্দুল আলিম
Member of Bangladesh Parliament from Joypurhat-1
In office
June 1996 – 2006
Preceded byGolam Rabbani
Succeeded byMozahar Ali Prodhan
Member of Bangladesh Parliament from Bogra-1
In office
1979–1982
Preceded byMafiz Ali Chowdhury
Succeeded byMohammad Abdul Momin Mandal
Personal details
Born1 November 1930
Joypurhat District, East Bengal, British India.
Died31 August 2014
BSMMU
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party

Early life

Alim was born 1 November 1930 in Joypurhat District, East Bengal, British India. His father, Abdul Wahed, was the owner of Islamia Rice Mill. His family used to live in Hooghly District but moved to Joypurhat District soon after the partition of India in 1950.[2]

Career

Alim joined the Muslim League in 1958 and soon became Joint Secretary of the League. He served as the Vice-Chairman of Bogra District Unit of Muslim League. During the Bangladesh Liberation war he sided with Pakistan and was the chairman of the Joypurhat District unit of East Pakistan Central Peace Committee. He had helped form the Razakar paramilitary unit in Joypurhat. After the Independence of Bangladesh, he was charged under the Collaborators Act.[2]

Alim was elected Chairman of Joypurhat Municipality in 1975 and re-elected in 1977. He was elected to parliament from Joypurhat-1 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 1979, 1996, and 2008. In 1978, he served in the Cabinet of President Ziaur Rahman Textiles Minister and Communications Minister. On 27 March 2011, he was arrested on war crimes charges. On 9 July 2012, he trial began on war crimes charges at the International Crimes Tribunal.[2] He was convicted on 17 counts of war crimes and sentenced to life imprisonment.[3][4]

Death

Alim died on 31 August 2014 in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.[5]

References
  1. "Bangladesh ex-minister sentenced". bbc.com. BBC. 9 October 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  2. "War crimes convict Alim dies". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  3. "Alim guilty of genocide, murder". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  4. "Alim to spend life in jail for war crimes". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  5. "War crimes convict Alim dies in jail". The Daily Star. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2019.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.