Israfil Alam (13 March 1966 – 27 July 2020)[1] was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a 3-term Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Naogaon-6 constituency.[2]
Israfil Alam | |
|---|---|
ইসরাফিল আলম | |
| Member of 11th Jatiya Sangsad | |
| Member of Parliament for Naogaon-6 | |
| In office 25 January 2009 – 27 July 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
| Preceded by | Alamgir Kabir |
| Succeeded by | Anwar Hossain Helal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 March 1966 Naogaon, East Pakistan, Pakistan |
| Died | 27 July 2020 (aged 54) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Career
editAlam had a very humble beginning as a meter reader for the Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company.[3] He then got involved in labor movement and rose to the prominence by being elected as the CBA President of Titas Gas. Later he was inducted as the General Secretary of Sramik League, the labor wing of Bangladesh Awami League. He was elected to the parliament from Naogaon-6 in 2008 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate.[4]
He was the chairman of the parliamentary standing committee on the Labour and Employment Ministry.[5]
He was chairman of board of trustees in Atish Dipankar University of Science and Technology.[6]
Death
editAlam died from COVID-19 complications at Square Hospital in Dhaka on 27 July 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Israfil Alam MP no more". The Daily Star. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "Form commission to protect children". The Daily Star. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ Habib, Wasim Bin (15 February 2009). "Corrupt unionism starts to creep up". The Daily Star. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "Banking sector is not free from flaws". The Daily Star. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "'Nobody cares about them'". The Daily Star. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "এমপি ইসরাফিল আলম আর নেই". Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). 27 July 2020.
- ^ "AL MP Israfil Alam dies from Covid-19 infection". The Daily Star. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.