Shamsul Islam (politician)
Shamsul Islam (1 January 1931 – 26 April 2018)[1] was a Bangladeshi politician, member of the Nationalist Party and the onetime Government Minister in Bangladesh.
Shamsul Islam | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Information | |
| In office 6 May 2004 – 29 October 2006 | |
| Prime Minister | Khaleda Zia |
| Member of Parliament | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1931 |
| Died | 26 April 2018 (aged 87) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
Career
Islam served as the Minister of Information in the Bangladesh Nationalist Party government in the First Khaleda Cabinet from 1991 to 1996,[2] and in the Second Khaleda Cabinet from 2001 to 2006.[3] He was a member of the Standing Committee of Bangladesh Nationalist Party and one of the accused in the GATCO corruption case along with the former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia.[4]
Personal life
Islam was married to Anwara Sufia Islam. She pre-deceased him on 3 June 2015.[3]
Death
Islam died in a hospital in Dhaka on 26 April 2018, aged 87.[5]
References
- http://www.unb.com.bd/bangladesh-news/Ex-minister-M-Shamsul-Islam-dies%C2%A0/69233
- Hunter, B. (2016). The Statesman's Year-Book 1994-95. Springer. p. 181. ISBN 9780230271234. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- "Anwara Islam, wife of BNP leader Shamsul Islam, is dead". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- "BNP's Shamsul Islam freed on bail". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- https://www.thedailystar.net/city/ex-bnp-minister-shamsul-islam-passes-away-1568425
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