Abu Saleh (politician)

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Abu Saleh

আবু ছালেহ
Born1940
Died3 August 2022 (aged 82)
Chittagong, Bangladesh
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
Spouse(s)Fatema Saleh

Abu Saleh (Bengali: আবু ছালেহ; 1940 – 3 August 2022) was a Bangladeshi politician, independence activist, and a member of the Constituent Assembly of Bangladesh. He was one of the organisers of the Bangladeshi Liberation War. Saleh was also a close companion of the first President of Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[1][2]

Life and career[edit | edit source]

Saleh was born in Satkania Upazila, Chittagong District in 1940.[3] During the 60s, he was a student leader in Chittagong and an organiser of the Bangladesh Liberation War. He participated in the National Assembly elections for the Awami League, held on 6 December 1970, and was elected MNA of Satkania-Kutubdia-Chakaria (N-E-160) upazila. Saleh served as the co-captain of Chittagong South and East during the Liberation War.[3] Furthermore, he served as President of the Chhatra League in the Chittagong District and as General Secretary of the Awami League in Chittagong South District.[2]

Saleh died on 3 August 2022, at the age of 82, at a private hospital in Chittagong City.[4]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 'এম. আবু ছালেহ আদর্শ রাজনীতির অনুকরণীয় ব্যক্তিত্ব'. Samakal (in Bengali). Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  2. 2.0 2.1 সাবেক গণপরিষদ সদস্য আবু ছালেহের সাথে মেয়রপ্রার্থী রেজাউল করিমের সাক্ষাৎ. Daily Naya Diganta (in Bengali). Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  3. 3.0 3.1 প্রখ্যাত ব্যক্তিত্ব. Bangladesh national portal. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  4. "মুক্তিযুদ্ধের সংগঠক আবু ছালেহ আর নেই" (in Bengali). bdnews24. Retrieved 3 August 2022.


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