Abdullah Sarkar

Abdullah Sarkar (Bengali: আব্দুল্লাহ সরকার; 21 February 1942 – 5 February 2013) was a Bangladeshi politician and former member of parliament.

Abdullah Sarkar
আব্দুল্লাহ সরকার
Member of 1st Jatiya Sangsad
In office 7 March 1973 – 24 February 1975
Preceded by	Sirajul Islam Patwari
Personal details
Born	21 February 1942 Haimchar, Tipperah District, Bengal Presidency
Died	February 5, 2013(2013-02-05) (aged 70) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Political party	Socialist Party of Bangladesh National Socialist Party
Alma mater	University of Dacca Chandpur Government College

Early life and education

Sarkar was born on 21 February 1942 to a Bengali family of Sunni Muslim sarkars in Haimchar, Tipperah District, Bengal Presidency. His father, Pyar Ali Sarkar, was a local jagirdar. Sarkar completed his bachelor's degree from Chandpur Government College in 1964 and enrolled as a law student at the University of Dacca.

Career

Sarkar was elected to parliament from Comilla-25 as an independent candidate during the 1973 Bangladeshi general election.^[1] He later joined the National Socialist Party, which he left in 1980, becoming a member of the Central Committee of the Socialist Party of Bangladesh until 2010. Sarkar was the founder of the Haimchar Government Boys High School and Haimchar Government Girls High School.

Death

He died on 5 February 2013.^[2]

References

1. "List of 1st Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 September 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
2. "Abdullah Sarkar passes away". The Daily Star. 6 February 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2021.