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{{short description|Bangladeshi politician}}
'''Sheikh Shawkat Hossain Nilu''' (1952–2017) was a Bangladeshi politician and chairman of the National People's Party.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dailyasianage.com/news/60113/shawkat-hossain-passes-away|title=Shawkat Hossain passes away {{!}} The Asian Age Online, Bangladesh|last=Desk|first=News|website=The Asian Age|language=en|access-date=2019-11-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.observerbd.com/2014/10/20/49916.php|title=NPP chairman Shawkat Hossain Nilu calls on PM|website=www.observerbd.com|access-date=2019-11-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-31709|title=Hold open talks with political parties|date=2008-04-11|website=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=2019-11-14}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Nilu was born on 3 April 1952 in the Sheikh family of [[Tungipara Upazila|Tungipara]] in [[Gopalganj District, Bangladesh|Gopalganj District]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/city/npp-chief-shawkat-hossain-nilu-dies-1401901|title=NPP chief Shawkat Hossain Nilu dies|date=2017-05-07|website=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=2019-11-14}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2017/05/07/npp-chief-shawkat-hossain-nilu-passes-away|title=NPP chief Shawkat Hossain Nilu passes away|last1=Correspondent|first1=Senior|last2=bdnews24.com|website=bdnews24.com|access-date=2019-11-14}}</ref> His father was Sheikh Shahadat Hossain.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.banglanews24.com/politics/article/60876/Peoples-Party-chairman-Nilu-dies|title=Peoples' Party chairman Nilu dies|last=banglanews24.com|date=2017-05-07|website=banglanews24.com|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-11-14}}</ref>

== Career ==
Nilu joined Bangladesh Students' Union in the 1960s.<ref name=":0" /> He was the founding Agriculture Secretary of the [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]].<ref name=":0" /> He served as the Student Affairs Secretary to General [[Ziaur Rahman]]. He was the Secretary General of the [[Jatiyatabadi Krishak Dal]], the farmers unit of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.<ref name=":1" />

He led the Progressive Nationalist Party (Progatishil Jatiyabadi Dal) which merged into the [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)|Jatiya Party]],<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vXU_CplFBLYC&q=Sheikh+Shawkat+Hossain+Nilu|title=Political Handbook of the World 2008|last1=Banks|first1=Arthur S.|last2=Overstreet|first2=William|last3=Muller|first3=Thomas|date=2008-04-15|publisher=CQ Press|isbn=9780872895287|location=|pages=101|language=en}}</ref> after [[Hussain Muhammad Ershad|Hussain Mohammad Ershad]] came to power and became a presidium member. He was the head of Krishak Party, the farmers unit of Jatiya Party.<ref name=":0" /> He left Jatiya Party in 2008 and formed the [[National Peoples' Party (Bangladesh)|National Peoples' Party]]. His party joined an alliance with Bangladesh Nationalist Party.<ref name=":0" />

In September 2014, he was expelled from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party led alliance after he attended an event at the [[Ganabhaban|Gonobhaban]] hosted by Prime Minister [[Sheikh Hasina]]. He created his own alliance, National Democratic Front, with 10 ideologically similar political parties.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/bnp-loses-so-called-allies-43411|title=BNP loses so-called allies|date=2014-09-26|website=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=2019-11-14}}</ref> He was made Secretary General of the alliance.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://risingbd.com/english/Nilu_floats_new_alliance/18122|title=Nilu floats new alliance|last=risingbd.com|website=risingbd.com|language=en|access-date=2019-11-14}}</ref>

== Death ==
Nilu died on 7 May 2017 in [[Square Hospital, Dhaka]], Bangladesh.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.daily-sun.com/post/224708/NPP-leader-Shawkat-Hossain-Nilu-passes-away|title=NPP leader Shawkat Hossain Nilu passes away|website=Daily Sun|language=en|access-date=2019-11-14}}</ref> He was buried in the Banani graveyard.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://old.unb.com.bd/bangladesh-news/npp-leader-shawkat-hossain-passes-away/42040|title=NPP leader Shawkat Hossain passes away|last=News|first=United|website=unb.com.bd|language=en|access-date=2019-11-14}}</ref>

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[[Category:Jatiya Party politicians]]
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[[Category:9th Jatiya Sangsad members]]
[[Category:Sheikh Mujibur Rahman family]]
[[Category:1952 births]]

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