Abdur Rahman (Noakhali politician)

Abdur Rahman (died 1981) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a member of parliament for Noakhali-5. He was a jute workers union leader.^[1]

Abdur Rahman
Member of Bangladesh Parliament
In office 1973–1976
Succeeded by	Moudud Ahmed
Personal details
Born	Senbagh Upazila, Noakhali District, Bangladesh
Died	1981
Cause of death	assassinated
Political party	Bangladesh Awami League

Early life

Rahman was born in Senbagh Upazila, Noakhali District.^{[2][self-published source?]}

Career

Rahman worked at a jute mill in Narsingdi owned by Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation, where he was a union leader.^[2] He had founded the Pakistan Jute Mills Labour Union in the 1960s.^[2]

Rahman was elected to parliament from Noakhali-5 as an Awami League candidate in 1973.^[3] He was affiliated with Bangladesh Chatkal Sramik Federation which was aligned with the Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League and went into decline after the government collapsed in 1975.^[1]

Rahman was assassinated in 1981 after attending a meeting on the Labor Act.^[2][4]

References

1. Countries, International Center for Public Enterprises in Developing (1980). Workers' Self-management and Participation in Decision-making as a Factor of Social Change and Economic Progress in Developing Countries: Bangladesh, Malta, Peru, Yugoslavia. ICPE. p. 72.
2. Ahamd, Iqbal (9 April 2013). Industrial Relations and Labour Management of Bangladesh. Trafford Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4269-9652-8.
3. "List of 1st Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 September 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
4. "Abdur Rahman Dead". Asian Labour. Vol. 29. India. 1981. p. 17.