Khandakar Muhammad Illyas

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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[edit]

Illyas was born on 3 May 1923.[3]

Career[edit]

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[edit]

Illyas died on 17 November 1995 at the BIRDEM hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "একুশের কবিতায় আগুনের ফুলকি". jjdin. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  2. ↑ "সিরাজুদ্দীন হোসেন" (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Khondakar Mohammad Elias". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2021-12-13.[self-published]
  4. ↑ "আমাদের শিল্প-সাহিত্য বিশ্ব দরবারে পৌঁছে দিতে চাই: প্রধানমন্ত্রী". Jugantor. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 USSR and Third World. Central Asian Research Centre. 1976. p. 5.
  6. ↑ "BANGLADESH KRISHAK SRAMIK AWAMI LEAGUE - Bongobondhu Information & Research Center". bongobondhuinfocenter.com. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  7. ↑ প্রতিবেদক, নিজস্ব. "যে বই বাজেয়াপ্ত হয়েছিল দুবার". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  8. ↑ "Book List of PIB Library" (PDF). PIB. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  9. ↑ Ahmed, Faruque (2009-03-20). Bengali Journals and Journalism in Britain (1916-2007). Lulu.com. p. 29. ISBN 978-0-557-05113-7.
  10. ↑ Gupta, Jyoti Sen (1963). Eclipse of East Pakistan: Chronicles of Events Since Birth of East Pakistan Till October, 1963. RENCO. p. 340.
  11. ↑ Gupta, Jyoti Sen (1974). History of Freedom Movement in Bangladesh, 1943-1973: Some Involvement. Naya Prokash. p. 121.
  12. ↑ Alam, S. M. Shamsul (2016-04-29). Governmentality and Counter-Hegemony in Bangladesh. Springer. ISBN 978-1-137-52603-8.
  13. ↑ Hafiz, M. Abdul; Khan, Abdur Rob (1986). Nation Building in Bangladesh: Retrospect and Prospect. Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies. p. 48.
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