Bangladesh Awami League politician and the former Member of Parliament of Noakhali-5
Abdur Rahman was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a member of parliament for Noakhali-5. He was a jute workers union leader.[1]
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 and 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]
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