Khan Tipu Sultan

Khan Tipu Sultan (13 December 1950 – 19 August 2017)[1] was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and three time Jatiya Sangsad member from Jessore-5 constituency.

Khan Tipu Sultan
খান টিপু সুলতান
Member of Parliament for Jessore-5
In office
1991–2001
Preceded byMuhammad Wakkas
In office
2009–2014
Succeeded bySwapan Bhattacharjee
Personal details
Born(1950-12-13)13 December 1950
Khulna District, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
Died19 August 2017(2017-08-19) (aged 66)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Political partyBangladesh Awami League

Early life

Sultan was born in Dhamalia, Dumuria Upazila, Khulna District in the then East Bengal, Pakistan.[1] He studied at the Sanmilani Institution in Jessore. He served as the General Secretary of Bangladesh Chhatra League unit of Jessore District.[2]

Career

Sultan was involved in the 1969 student protests. He also lead protests against Nurul Amin visiting Jessore.[1] He was sued by the military government of Pakistan and imprisoned. He was released after Sheikh Mujibur Rahman asked General Yahya Khan to release him following the 1970 general elections in Pakistan.[1] He was elected to parliament from Jessore-5 in 1991, 1996, and in 2008 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate.[3]

Personal life and death

Sultan was married to Jesmine Begum and had two sons - Humayun Sultan and Zubayer Sultan.[1] In November 2014, Sultan and Jesmine went into hiding after a murder case was filed against them in connection with the death of their daughter-in-law, Shamarukh Mahjabin, in their house in Dhanmondi. According to her husband Humayun, Mahjabin committed suicide.[4]

Sultan died on 19 August 2017 in Central Hospital in Dhaka.[3] He was buried in Dhamalia.[5]

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References
  1. "Former Awami League lawmaker from Jessore Khan Tipu Sultan dies". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  2. "Former MP Khan Tipu Sultan buried at Dumuria". New Age. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  3. "Former Awami League MP Khan Tipu Sultan passes away". The Daily Sun. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  4. "Ex-MP, wife flee home". The Daily Star. 2014-11-15. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  5. "AL former MP Khan Tipu Sultan dies". New Age. Retrieved 31 March 2018.


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