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{{short description|Bangladeshi politician | {{short description|Bangladeshi politician}} | ||
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|name= Nurul Islam Shishu | |name= Nurul Islam Shishu | ||
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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 | 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]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:42, 22 December 2022
Nurul Islam Shishu | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance |  Bangladesh |
| Service/ |  Bangladesh Army |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
| Unit | Corps 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]
- ↑ Miller, Norman N. (1982). Wild Life--wild Death: Kenya's Man-animal Equation. Universities Field Staff International. p. 12.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Ahmed, Emajuddin (1989). Society and politics in Bangladesh. Academic Publishers. pp. 171–172.
- ↑ Roy, Asish Kumar (2002). Praetorian politics in Bangladesh: 1975-1981. Progressive Publishers. p. 137.
- ↑ India Today. Living Media India Pvt. Limited. 1982. p. 86.
- ↑ Sirrs, Owen L. (2016). Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate: Covert Action and Internal Operations. Routledge. p. 70. ISBN 9781317196099.
- ↑ "The symphony of our times". New Age. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ↑ Franda, Marcus F. (1982). Bangladesh: The First Decade. South Asian Publishers. p. 330. ISBN 9780883330067.
- ↑ "TAHER TRIAL'Zia, Sattar, Sayem masterminds'". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Nurul Islam denies his role in tribunal". The Daily Star. 14 February 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ↑ Sobhan, Rehman (1993). Bangladesh, problems of governance. Konark Publishers. p. 40.
- ↑ Economic and Political Weekly. Sameeksha Trust. 1981. p. 1393.
- ↑ Ahmed, Emajuddin (1988). Military Rule and the Myth of Democracy. University Press. p. 135.
- ↑ The Election Archives. Shiv Lal. 1982. p. 228.
- ↑ The Election Archives. Shiv Lal. 1982. p. 213.
- ↑ "HC summons Gen Nurul Islam Shishu". The Daily Star. 19 January 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2019.