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In 1976, Shishu served as the [[Principal Staff Officer (Bangladesh)|Principal Staff Officer]] to the [[Chief Martial Law Administrator]].<ref name="shi">{{cite news |title=Nurul Islam denies his role in tribunal |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-174164 |accessdate=9 October 2019 |work=The Daily Star |date=14 February 2011 |language=en}}</ref>
In 1976, Shishu served as the [[Principal Staff Officer (Bangladesh)|Principal Staff Officer]] to the [[Chief Martial Law Administrator]].<ref name="shi">{{cite news |title=Nurul Islam denies his role in tribunal |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-174164 |accessdate=9 October 2019 |work=The Daily Star |date=14 February 2011 |language=en}}</ref>


Shishu had helped President Ziaur Rahman form Bangladesh Nationalist Party and oversaw of the recruitment of politicians in the party.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sobhan |first1=Rehman |last2=India) |first2=Centre for Policy Research (New Delhi |title=Bangladesh, problems of governance |date=1993 |publisher=Konark Publishers |page=40 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wDhuAAAAMAAJ&q=nurul+islam+shishu |language=en}}</ref> He retired from Bangladesh Army, when he was 40, with the rank of Major General.<ref>{{cite book |title=Economic and Political Weekly |date=1981 |publisher=Sameeksha Trust |page=1393 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GrCwAAAAIAAJ&q=nurul+islam+shishu |language=en}}</ref>
Shishu had helped President Ziaur Rahman form Bangladesh Nationalist Party and oversaw of the recruitment of politicians in the party.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sobhan |first1=Rehman |title=Bangladesh, problems of governance |date=1993 |publisher=Konark Publishers |page=40 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wDhuAAAAMAAJ&q=nurul+islam+shishu |language=en}}</ref> He retired from Bangladesh Army, when he was 40, with the rank of Major General.<ref>{{cite book |title=Economic and Political Weekly |date=1981 |publisher=Sameeksha Trust |page=1393 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GrCwAAAAIAAJ&q=nurul+islam+shishu |language=en}}</ref>


Shishu served as the Minister of Agriculture in the cabinet of President [[Ziaur Rahman]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ahmed |first1=Emajuddin |title=Military Rule and the Myth of Democracy |date=1988 |publisher=University Press |page=135 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xwkNAAAAIAAJ&q=nurul+islam+shishu |language=en}}</ref> After the assassination of [[Ziaur Rahman]], he served as the Secretary General of Bangladesh Nationalist Party while [[Khaleda Zia]] was the Chairperson of the Party.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Election Archives |date=1982 |publisher=Shiv Lal |pages=228 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_4MeAQAAMAAJ&q=nurul+islam+shishu |language=en}}</ref> He was dismissed from the post of Minister by [[Hussain Mohammad Ershad]].<ref>{{cite book |title=The Election Archives |date=1982 |publisher=Shiv Lal |pages=213 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_4MeAQAAMAAJ&q=nurul+islam+shishu |language=en}}</ref>
Shishu served as the Minister of Agriculture in the cabinet of President [[Ziaur Rahman]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ahmed |first1=Emajuddin |title=Military Rule and the Myth of Democracy |date=1988 |publisher=University Press |page=135 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xwkNAAAAIAAJ&q=nurul+islam+shishu |language=en}}</ref> After the assassination of [[Ziaur Rahman]], he served as the Secretary General of Bangladesh Nationalist Party while [[Khaleda Zia]] was the Chairperson of the Party.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Election Archives |date=1982 |publisher=Shiv Lal |pages=228 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_4MeAQAAMAAJ&q=nurul+islam+shishu |language=en}}</ref> He was dismissed from the post of Minister by [[Hussain Mohammad Ershad]].<ref>{{cite book |title=The Election Archives |date=1982 |publisher=Shiv Lal |pages=213 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_4MeAQAAMAAJ&q=nurul+islam+shishu |language=en}}</ref>
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[[Category:Mukti Bahini personnel]]
[[Category:Mukti Bahini personnel]]
[[Category:Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians]]
[[Category:Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians]]
[[Category:General Secretaries of Bangladesh Nationalist Party]]
[[Category:Agriculture ministers of Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Agriculture ministers of Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Bangladeshi emigrants to the United States]]
[[Category:Bangladeshi emigrants to the United States]]

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Nurul Islam Shishu
Allegiance Bangladesh
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Rank Lieutenant General
UnitCorps of Signals

Nurul Islam Shishu is a retired General of Bangladesh Army, a vetern of Bangladesh Liberation war, and Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician.[1][2][3] He served as the Minister of Agriculture under President Ziaur Rahman.[4][5]

Career[edit | edit source]

Shishu had joined the Pakistan Army and reached the rank of Major. He served in the Inter-Services Intelligence.[6] He was sent to East Pakistan to gather information for the ISI; which he deliberately sabotaged by disclosing his affiliation with the intelligence agency.[7] He joined the Mukti Bahini and fought in the Bangladesh Liberation war.[8] After the Independence of Bangladesh, he served as the defence attaché at the Bangladesh Embassy to Myanmar.[9]

In 1976, Shishu served as the Principal Staff Officer to the Chief Martial Law Administrator.[10]

Shishu had helped President Ziaur Rahman form Bangladesh Nationalist Party and oversaw of the recruitment of politicians in the party.[11] He retired from Bangladesh Army, when he was 40, with the rank of Major General.[12]

Shishu served as the Minister of Agriculture in the cabinet of President Ziaur Rahman.[13] After the assassination of Ziaur Rahman, he served as the Secretary General of Bangladesh Nationalist Party while Khaleda Zia was the Chairperson of the Party.[14] He was dismissed from the post of Minister by Hussain Mohammad Ershad.[15]

Shishu moved to Oklahoma, United States in 1991.[10][16]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Miller, Norman N. (1982). Wild Life--wild Death: Kenya's Man-animal Equation. Universities Field Staff International. p. 12.
  2. Alam, Habibul (2006). Brave of heart: the urban guerilla warfare of sector-2, during the liberation war of Bangladesh. Academic Press and Publishers Library. pp. 29–35. ISBN 9789840802012.
  3. Ahmed, Emajuddin (1989). Society and politics in Bangladesh. Academic Publishers. pp. 171–172.
  4. Roy, Asish Kumar (2002). Praetorian politics in Bangladesh: 1975-1981. Progressive Publishers. p. 137.
  5. India Today. Living Media India Pvt. Limited. 1982. p. 86.
  6. Sirrs, Owen L. (2016). Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate: Covert Action and Internal Operations. Routledge. p. 70. ISBN 9781317196099.
  7. "The symphony of our times". New Age. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  8. Franda, Marcus F. (1982). Bangladesh: The First Decade. South Asian Publishers. p. 330. ISBN 9780883330067.
  9. "TAHER TRIAL'Zia, Sattar, Sayem masterminds'". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  10. 10.0 10.1 "Nurul Islam denies his role in tribunal". The Daily Star. 14 February 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  11. Sobhan, Rehman (1993). Bangladesh, problems of governance. Konark Publishers. p. 40.
  12. Economic and Political Weekly. Sameeksha Trust. 1981. p. 1393.
  13. Ahmed, Emajuddin (1988). Military Rule and the Myth of Democracy. University Press. p. 135.
  14. The Election Archives. Shiv Lal. 1982. p. 228.
  15. The Election Archives. Shiv Lal. 1982. p. 213.
  16. "HC summons Gen Nurul Islam Shishu". The Daily Star. 19 January 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2019.