Abul Hasnat (barrister)

For other people with the same name, see Abul Hasnat (disambiguation).

Abul Hasnat (c. 1940 – 16 September 2022)^[1] was a Bangladeshi politician and lawyer. He was the founding member of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party standing committee.^[2]

Abul Hasnat
আবুল হাসনাত
1st Mayor of Dhaka
In office 3 December 1990 – 12 December 1990
Preceded by	Naziur Rahman Manzur
Succeeded by	Mirza Abbas
In office 31 October 1977 – 9 May 1982
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Mohammad Abdul Malek
Minister of Housing and Public Works
In office 27 November 1981 – 10 May 1982
President	Abdus Sattar
Prime Minister	Shah Azizur Rahman Ataur Rahman Khan
Preceded by	Muhammad Jamiruddin Sarkar
Succeeded by	Abdul Mannan Siddique
In office 20 October 1990 – 6 December 1990
President	Hussain Muhammad Ershad
Prime Minister	Kazi Zafar Ahmed
Preceded by	Mostafa Jamal Haider
Succeeded by	Wahiduddin Ahmed
Member of Parliament
In office 24 May 1990 – 6 December 1990
Preceded by	Md Korban Ali
Succeeded by	Muhammad Jamiruddin Sarkar
Constituency	Dhaka-9
Personal details
Born	c. 1940 Lalbagh, Dacca district, Bengal Province
Died	16 September 2022 (aged 82) London, England
Resting place	Azimpur Graveyard, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Political party	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Other political affiliations	Jatiya Party (Ershad)

Early life and family

Abul Hasnat was born in c. 1940 to a Bengali family of Sardars in Lalbagh, Old Dhaka. His father, Ghani Sardar, was a former chairman of the Azimpur Union Committee.^[3]

Political life

Abul Hasnat served as the first mayor (elected by the commissioners) of Dhaka City Corporation during 1977–1982 and, again, in 1990.^[4] In the cabinet of Abdus Sattar, he served as the Minister of Housing and Public Works from 27 November 1981 to 10 May 1982.

Abul Hasnat joined the Jatiya Party in 1990. He was elected to parliament from Dhaka-9 in 1990 in a by-election as a candidate of Jatiya Party. He served as Minister of Housing and Public Works in the cabinet of Hussein Mohammad Ershad from 20 October 1990 to 6 December 1990.

Abul Hasnat later rejoined the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and served as a member of the BNP's standing committee.

Death

Abul Hasnat died at 5pm on 16 September 2022 in his own home in London, England. He was buried next to his father at the Azimpur Graveyard in Dhaka.^[3]

References

1. "Dhaka's first mayor Abul Hasnat passes away". www.dhakatribune.com. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
2. "Hasnat speaks politics after long". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
3. "ঢাকার প্রথম মেয়র ব্যারিস্টার হাসনাত আর নেই - দৈনিকশিক্ষা". Dainik Shiksha. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
4. "পূর্বতন মেয়র/ প্রশাসকগণ" [Former mayor and administrators] (in Bengali). dhaka.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 7 June 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.