Khandakar Muhammad Illyas (1923–1995) was a writer, left-wing politician, and supporter of ties between Bangladesh and the Soviet Union.[1][2]
Early life
Illyas was born on 3 May 1923.[3]
Career
Illyas toured China with Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1952 as part of a government tour.[4]
Illyas was a leader of the Bangladesh-USSR society.[5] He served as a member of the Central Committee of Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League, the one party government established by Awami League in 1975.[6]
After the Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in the 15 August 1975 Bangladesh coup d'état Illyas was arrested by the new military regime in 1976.[5]
Illyas wrote a book about the time Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani spent in exile in Europe titled Jokhon Bashani Europe-eh in 1978.[7][8] He also wrote the Mujibbad. He served as the editor and publisher of Desher Dak, the newspaper founded by Bhashani, and friend of Tassduq Ahmad.[9] He was considered part of the Bhashani group.[10][11]
Illyas wrote Bangladesher Samaj Biplobe Bangabandhur Darshan about the impact of the philosophy of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on socialism in Bangladesh.[12][13]
Death
Illyas died on 17 November 1995 at the BIRDEM hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[3]
References
- ↑ "একুশের কবিতায় আগুনের ফুলকি". jjdin. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- ↑ "সিরাজুদ্দীন হোসেন" (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Khondakar Mohammad Elias". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2021-12-13.[self-published]
- ↑ "আমাদের শিল্প-সাহিত্য বিশ্ব দরবারে পৌঁছে দিতে চাই: প্রধানমন্ত্রী". Jugantor. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 USSR and Third World. Central Asian Research Centre. 1976. p. 5.
- ↑ "BANGLADESH KRISHAK SRAMIK AWAMI LEAGUE - Bongobondhu Information & Research Center". bongobondhuinfocenter.com. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- ↑ প্রতিবেদক, নিজস্ব. "যে বই বাজেয়াপ্ত হয়েছিল দুবার". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- ↑ "Book List of PIB Library" (PDF). PIB. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- ↑ Ahmed, Faruque (2009-03-20). Bengali Journals and Journalism in Britain (1916-2007). Lulu.com. p. 29. ISBN 978-0-557-05113-7.
- ↑ Gupta, Jyoti Sen (1963). Eclipse of East Pakistan: Chronicles of Events Since Birth of East Pakistan Till October, 1963. RENCO. p. 340.
- ↑ Gupta, Jyoti Sen (1974). History of Freedom Movement in Bangladesh, 1943-1973: Some Involvement. Naya Prokash. p. 121.
- ↑ Alam, S. M. Shamsul (2016-04-29). Governmentality and Counter-Hegemony in Bangladesh. Springer. ISBN 978-1-137-52603-8.
- ↑ Hafiz, M. Abdul; Khan, Abdur Rob (1986). Nation Building in Bangladesh: Retrospect and Prospect. Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies. p. 48.