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	He is one of the organizers of the liberation struggle of Bangladesh. Under the leadership of Chhatra League leader Noor Alam Siddiqui, Abdul Kuddus, A S M Abdur Rab and Shajahan Siraj, the flag of independent Bangladesh was hoisted in Dhaka University on 2 March 1971. A flag of independent Bangladesh was first inaugurated by ASM Abdur Rab. In the historic Bot-tala of Dhaka University, A S M Abdur Rab handed over the flag of Bangladesh to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. After the independence of Bangladesh, Rab formed the left-wing [[Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal]] (National Socialist Party). He along with [[Serajul Alam Khan]] and [[Shajahan Siraj]], took a stand against the government led by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Rx6OAAAAMAAJ&q=A.+S.+M.+Abdur+Rab\|title=Bangladesh Public Administration: Study of Major Reforms, Constraints and Strategies\|last=Obaidullah\|first=A. T. M.\|date=1999\|publisher=Academic Press and Publishers\|isbn=9789840801442\|pages=189\|language=en}}</ref> He led the rally on 17 March 1974 towards the residence of the Home Minister at Ramna amid [[Jatiya Rakkhi Bahini]] led firing upon the crowd. Rab is a survivor of the [[1974 Ramna massacre]]. President [[Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem]] released [[M. A. Jalil]] and Rab after taking power because of the involvement of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal in the [[7 November 1975 Bangladesh coup d'état\|coup d'état in November 1975]].<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l0BuAAAAMAAJ&q=A.+S.+M.+Abdur+Rab\|title=Group interests and political changes: studies of Pakistan and Bangladesh\|last=Maniruzzaman\|first=Talukder\|date=1982\|publisher=South Asian Publishers\|pages=178\|language=en}}</ref>		He is one of the organizers of the liberation struggle of Bangladesh. Under the leadership of Chhatra League leader Noor Alam Siddiqui, Abdul Kuddus, A S M Abdur Rab and Shajahan Siraj, the flag of independent Bangladesh was hoisted in Dhaka University on 2 March 1971. A flag of independent Bangladesh was first inaugurated by ASM Abdur Rab. In the historic Bot-tala of Dhaka University, A S M Abdur Rab handed over the flag of Bangladesh to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. After the independence of Bangladesh, Rab formed the left-wing [[Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal]] (National Socialist Party). He along with [[Serajul Alam Khan]] and [[Shajahan Siraj]], took a stand against the government led by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Rx6OAAAAMAAJ&q=A.+S.+M.+Abdur+Rab\|title=Bangladesh Public Administration: Study of Major Reforms, Constraints and Strategies\|last=Obaidullah\|first=A. T. M.\|date=1999\|publisher=Academic Press and Publishers\|isbn=9789840801442\|pages=189\|language=en}}</ref> He led the rally on 17 March 1974 towards the residence of the Home Minister at Ramna amid [[Jatiya Rakkhi Bahini]] led firing upon the crowd. Rab is a survivor of the [[1974 Ramna massacre]]. President [[Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem]] released [[M. A. Jalil]] and Rab after taking power because of the involvement of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal in the [[7 November 1975 Bangladesh coup d'état\|coup d'état in November 1975]].<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l0BuAAAAMAAJ&q=A.+S.+M.+Abdur+Rab\|title=Group interests and political changes: studies of Pakistan and Bangladesh\|last=Maniruzzaman\|first=Talukder\|date=1982\|publisher=South Asian Publishers\|pages=178\|language=en}}</ref>

	Rab became the leader of the opposition in 1988 and also served as a minister of Sheikh Hasina's cabinet from 1996 to 2001 as the Minister of Shipping and later the Minister of Fisheries and Livestock.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/magazine/2007/02/04/musings.htm~~\|title=All those Peripatetic People\|work=The Daily Star\|date=2007-02-23~~\|access-date=2018-10-24\|~~author~~=~~Syed Badrul Ahsan~~}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/jsd-rab-calls-48-hr-hartal-in-ramgati\|title=JSD (Rab) calls 48-hr hartal in Ramgati\|date=1999-01-17\|work=The Daily Star\|access-date=2018-07-26\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/italy-can-help-build-telecom-energy-sector-infrastructure\|title=Italy can help build telecom & energy sector infrastructure\|date=1998-01-10\|work=The Daily Star\|access-date=2018-07-26\|language=en}}</ref>		Rab became the leader of the opposition in 1988 and also served as a minister of Sheikh Hasina's cabinet from 1996 to 2001 as the Minister of Shipping and later the Minister of Fisheries and Livestock.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Ahsan \|first=Syed Badrul \|author-link=Syed Badrul Ahsan \|date=2007-02-23 \|title=All those Peripatetic People \|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/magazine/2007/02/04/musings.htm \|access-date=2018-10-24 \|work=The Daily Star}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/jsd-rab-calls-48-hr-hartal-in-ramgati\|title=JSD (Rab) calls 48-hr hartal in Ramgati\|date=1999-01-17\|work=The Daily Star\|access-date=2018-07-26\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/italy-can-help-build-telecom-energy-sector-infrastructure\|title=Italy can help build telecom & energy sector infrastructure\|date=1998-01-10\|work=The Daily Star\|access-date=2018-07-26\|language=en}}</ref>

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{{short description|Bangladeshi politician}}
{{infobox officeholder
|name=A. S. M. Abdur Rab
|native_name=আ. স. ম. আবদুর রব
|native_name_lang=bn
| image = A. S. M. Abdur Rab.jpg
| image_size =
| alt = Abdur Rab at [[Jatiya Oikya Front]] event
| caption = Abdur Rab at [[Suhrawardy Udyan]] in November 2018
|office1=[[Ministry of Shipping (Bangladesh)|Minister of Shipping]]
|term_start1=1996
|term_end1=1998
|predecessor1=
|office2=[[Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock]]
|term_start2=1998
|term_end2=2001
|successor2=[[Sadeque Hossain Khoka]]
|office3=[[Jatiya Sangsad]] Member from [[Lakshmipur-4]]
|term_start3=1996
|term_end3=2001
|predecessor3=Abdur Rab Chowdhury
|successor3=A. B. M. Ashraf Uddin
|office = [[Leader of the Opposition (Bangladesh)|Leader of the Opposition]]
|term_start = 3 March 1988
|term_end = 27 February 1991
|predecessor = [[Sheikh Hasina]]
|successor = [[Sheikh Hasina]]
|birth_date={{birth year and age|1945}}
| birth_place = [[Noakhali]], [[East Bengal]], [[Dominion of Pakistan]]
|nationality=Bangladeshi
|occupation=politician
|party=[[Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD]]
}}

'''A. S. M. Abdur Rab''' (born 1945)<ref name=genius/> is a Bangladeshi politician. He is the founder secretary general of the [[Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal]].<ref name=genius/> In 1985, Rab and his followers left the party and formed a new party [[Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD]], known as JSD (Rab).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/inu-fails-convince-dissidents-790906|title=Inu fails to convince dissidents|date=2016-03-14|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-10-24|language=en}}</ref> He served as the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] Member from [[Lakshmipur-4]] and the Minister of Shipping and later the Minister of Fisheries and Livestock during 1996-2001 of the [[first Sheikh Hasina Cabinet]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://m.gulfnews.com/news/uae/general/hasina-s-cabinet-sets-a-record-1.419613|title=Hasina's cabinet sets a record|work=Gulf News|access-date=2018-10-24|language=en}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Rab was born in 1945.<ref name=genius>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/star-weekend/mad-genius/s-m-abdur-rob-785749|title=A S M Abdur Rob|date=2016-03-04|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-07-26|language=en}}</ref> He was general secretary of the student political organization [[Bangladesh Chhatra League|East Pakistan Chhatra League]] from 1969 to 1970.<ref>{{cite web |script-title=bn:বিগত কমিটি সমূহ |trans-title=Past Committees |url=https://bsl.org.bd/%e0%a6%ac%e0%a6%bf%e0%a6%97%e0%a6%a4-%e0%a6%95%e0%a6%ae%e0%a6%bf%e0%a6%9f%e0%a6%bf-%e0%a6%b8%e0%a6%ae%e0%a7%82%e0%a6%b9/ |website=Bangladesh Chhatra League |language=bn}}</ref> He was the leader of the [[1969 Mass uprising in East Pakistan|1969 mass uprising in East Pakistan]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/b-chy-kader-siddiqui-rob-form-new-alliance-4137|title=B Chy, Kader Siddiqui, Rob form new alliance|date=2013-12-26|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-07-26|language=en}}</ref> He was the first person to hoist the Flag of Bangladesh on 2 March 1971 as the vice president of [[Dhaka University Central Students' Union]].<ref name=genius /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/star-weekend/spotlight/jaago-bangladeshi-jaago-1199173|title=Jaago Bangladeshi Jaago|date=2016-03-25|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-07-26|language=en}}</ref>

== Career ==
He is one of the organizers of the liberation struggle of Bangladesh. Under the leadership of Chhatra League leader Noor Alam Siddiqui, Abdul Kuddus, A S M Abdur Rab and Shajahan Siraj, the flag of independent Bangladesh was hoisted in Dhaka University on 2 March 1971. A flag of independent Bangladesh was first inaugurated by ASM Abdur Rab. In the historic Bot-tala of Dhaka University, A S M Abdur Rab handed over the flag of Bangladesh to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. After the independence of Bangladesh, Rab formed the left-wing [[Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal]] (National Socialist Party). He along with [[Serajul Alam Khan]] and [[Shajahan Siraj]], took a stand against the government led by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Rx6OAAAAMAAJ&q=A.+S.+M.+Abdur+Rab|title=Bangladesh Public Administration: Study of Major Reforms, Constraints and Strategies|last=Obaidullah|first=A. T. M.|date=1999|publisher=Academic Press and Publishers|isbn=9789840801442|pages=189|language=en}}</ref> He led the rally on 17 March 1974 towards the residence of the Home Minister at Ramna amid [[Jatiya Rakkhi Bahini]] led firing upon the crowd. Rab is a survivor of the [[1974 Ramna massacre]]. President [[Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem]] released [[M. A. Jalil]] and Rab after taking power because of the involvement of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal in the [[7 November 1975 Bangladesh coup d'état|coup d'état in November 1975]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l0BuAAAAMAAJ&q=A.+S.+M.+Abdur+Rab|title=Group interests and political changes: studies of Pakistan and Bangladesh|last=Maniruzzaman|first=Talukder|date=1982|publisher=South Asian Publishers|pages=178|language=en}}</ref>

Rab became the leader of the opposition in 1988 and also served as a minister of Sheikh Hasina's cabinet from 1996 to 2001 as the Minister of Shipping and later the Minister of Fisheries and Livestock.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/magazine/2007/02/04/musings.htm|title=All those Peripatetic People|work=The Daily Star|date=2007-02-23|access-date=2018-10-24|author=Syed Badrul Ahsan}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/jsd-rab-calls-48-hr-hartal-in-ramgati|title=JSD (Rab) calls 48-hr hartal in Ramgati|date=1999-01-17|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-07-26|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/italy-can-help-build-telecom-energy-sector-infrastructure|title=Italy can help build telecom & energy sector infrastructure|date=1998-01-10|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-07-26|language=en}}</ref>

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