Gholam Sarwar Husseini

Gholam Sarwar Hosseini was a politician and religious leader from Bengal Presidency. He was a member of Bengal Legislative Assembly,[1] representing the radical or "extremist" wing of the Krishak Sramik Party.[2] He was elected as a lawmaker in 1937 but lost in 1946, being unseated by an All-India Muslim League candidate.[3][4]

Controversy

It was alleged that Hosseini played an important role in the 1946 Noakhali riots.[3][4]

References
  1. Batabyal, Rakesh (2005). Communalism in Bengal: From Famine to Noakhali, 1943–47. New Delhi: Sage Publications. p. 305. ISBN 0-7619-3335-2.
  2. Roy, Anwesha (2018). Making peace, making riots : communalism and communal violence, Bengal 1940-1947. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 119. ISBN 9781108673129.
  3. নোয়াখালীতে গান্ধী: সাম্প্রদায়িক হত্যাযজ্ঞের রক্তাক্ত অধ্যায়. BBC Bangla (in Bengali). 2 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  4. হিন্দু-মুসলিম দাঙ্গা থামাতেই নোয়াখালী আসেন মহাত্মা গান্ধী. Somoy TV (in Bengali). 2 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.


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