Tajul Islam (Bengali: শহীদ তাজুল ইসলাম) was a shifting worker at the Adamjee Jute Mills in Bangladesh. He was killed on February 29, 1984, at the mills by the armed cadres loyal to the autocratic regime of Hussain Muhammad Ershad and died receiving treatment on March 1. After completing higher education in economics at Dhaka University, he became involved in trade unionism in 1974 and went on to become the leader of the Adamjee Majdur (Worker) Trade Union.[2][3][4]
Tazul Islam | |
|---|---|
তাজুল ইসলাম | |
| Born | Chandpur, 1950 |
| Died | 29 February 1984 Adamjee Jute Mills, Narayanganj, Bangladesh |
| Cause of death | Killed |
| Monuments | A sculpture in front of the CPB office.[1] |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Education | M.A (Economics) & B.A. (Honours) in Economics, admitted in 1968.[2] |
| Alma mater | Dhaka University |
| Years active | 1965-1984 |
| Known for | Trade Union, Democratic movement in Bangladesh |
| Political party | Communist Party of Bangladesh[2] |
In 1984, eleven workers’ federations called a strike at all mills and factories on March 1, the same day, he was killed to press their five demands that included trade union rights and a minimum wage scale of Tk 650. The then 15-party and 7-party alliances expressed solidarity with the programme that also demanded withdrawal of martial law.[5]
References
edit- ^ "31st death anniversary of Shaheed Tazul observed". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. 1 March 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ^ a b c ১ মার্চ শহীদ কমরেড তাজুল দিবস [Shaheed Comrade Tajul's Anniversary on 1st March]. Communist Party of Bangladesh (in Bengali). Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ^ "Tribute paid to Comrade Tajul". The Daily Star. 2 March 2009. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ^ "CPB to observe the 21st death anniversary of Tajul". bdnews24.com. 27 February 2006. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ^ শহীদ কমরেড তাজুল ইসলাম এক বিপ্লবীর কথা (in Bengali). Retrieved 23 September 2024.