AKM Gouach Uddin
AKM Gouach Uddin | |
|---|---|
এ.কে.এম গৌছ উদ্দিন | |
| Sylhet-6 Jatiya Sangsad | |
| In office 1st | |
| Preceded by | Syed Makbul Hossain |
| Succeeded by | Sharaf Uddin Khashru |
| In office 1988–1991 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | village of Chandrapur, Budh Bibazar Union, Golapganj Upazila, Sylhet district, Bangladesh |
| Died | 11 May 2019 India |
| Political party | Jatiya Party |
AKM Gouach Uddin was a politician in Sylhet District of Bangladesh. As a Jatiya Party candidate he was elected member of parliament for constituency Sylhet-6 in the 1988 Bangladeshi general election.[1][2][3]
Birth and early life[edit]
AKM Gausch Uddin was born in Chandarpur village of Budhbari bazar union in what is now Golapganj Upazila of Sylhet District.[2]
Political life[edit]
AKM Gouach Uddin was a former MP and an influential leader of the Jatiya Party. He was elected a member of the Jatiya Party from the Sylhet-6 (Golapganj-Beanibazar) seat in the fourth Jatiya Sangsad elections held on 7 March 1988.[1]
Capital punishment[edit]
The court sentenced him to death for killing businessman Afroz Box while he was a member of parliament. The former MP went into hiding soon after the assassination. Until his death, he had run away for 29 years.
Family life[edit]
His father, Tahir Ali, was a social worker. His daughter is the organizing secretary of Golapganj Upazila Social Trust and Jennifer Sarowar Laksmi, UK Women's Affairs Editor. The son-in-law, Abdul Rahim Shamim, is secretary of Relief and Rehabilitation, London Awami League.[2][3]
Death[edit]
AKM Gouach Uddin died on 11 May 2019 while undergoing treatment at a hospital in India. At the time of his death, he was 69 years old. He left behind his wife, one son, and three daughters.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). 18 September 2018. Archived from the original on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ a b c সিলেট-৬ আসনের সাবেক এমপি গৌছ উদ্দিন আর নেই. sylhettoday24.news (in Bengali). 11 May 2019. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ a b c সিলেট-৬ আসনের সাবেক সাংসদ গৌছ উদ্দিন'র মৃত্যু. beanibazarnews24.com (in Bengali). 11 May 2019. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.