Shamsul Huda Panchbagi

Bangladeshi politician
Shamsul Huda Panchbagi
শামছুল হুদা পাঁচবাগী
Personal
Born1897
Gafargaon, Mymensingh District, Bengal Presidency
DiedSeptember 24, 1988(1988-09-24) (aged 90–91)
Gafargaon, Mymensingh District, Bangladesh
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
Member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly
In office
1937-1947
ConstituencyMymensingh South
Personal details
Political partyEmarat Party
Krishak Praja Party

Shamsul Huda Panchbagi (Bengali: শামসুল হুদা পাঁচবাগী; 1897 – 24 September 1988) was an Islamic scholar and politician from Bangladesh. He was a two-time member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly and later founded the Emarat Party which supported the advocated for United Bengal.

Early life and education

Panchbagi was born in 1897, to a Bengali Muslim family in Maijbari in Gafargaon of Mymensingh. His parents were Muhammad Riaz Uddin and Umme Kulsum.[1][2] He received primary education at his own home. Later, he was admitted into Rampur State Madrasa. After receiving education from there he was admitted into Oriental College.[1]

Career

After returning to his Bengal, Panchbagi started working for the farmers and took part in movements against the British and zamindars. Panchbagi called for protest against the oppressions of zamindars. People boycotted the bazars of zamindars as a part of protest dictated by him.[3] He also opposed their prohibition of sacrificing cow on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha. He sacrificed a cow after Eid Prayer on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha at Hossainpur.[1]

Panchbagi served as a lawmaker from 1937 to 1954.[4] He was elected as a member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly in 1937 as a Krishak Praja Party candidate.[3] Later, he established Emarat Party in 1945. He was the president and Sanaullah was the general secretary of the party. He was re-elected as a member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly in 1946.[3] He opposed the proposal of the formation of Pakistan.[1] He supported United Bengal.[3] He established a press at Panchbag. He published more than 10,000 leaflets in Bengali, English, Arabic, Urdu and Persian.[1] He opposed the proposal of formation of Pakistan in leaflets.

Panchbagi became inactive in politics in the sixties.[3] He supported the freedom fighters in the Liberation War of Bangladesh. He worked to protect the women during the Liberation War of Bangladesh.[1] He also worked to protect the minorities in 1971.[3] He provided shelter and food to many people during the war. He also motivated the young people to take part in the Liberation War of Bangladesh.[1]

Panchbagi was the mutawalli of Shahzadi Begum Waqf State. He was the editor and publisher of three newspapers titled Din Dunia, Hujjatul Islam and Torjumane Din.[1] He established many educational institutions.

Death

Panchbagi died on 24 September 1988 at his own home in Mymensingh at the age of 91.[1] His grave is situated near Panchbag Jame Mosque.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i মুক্তিযুদ্ধে মেয়েদের সম্ভ্রম রক্ষাই ছিল তার ব্রত. risingbd.com (in Bengali). 24 September 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  2. ^ আলেমদের জীবন ও কর্মের রাষ্ট্রীয় স্বীকৃতি নেই!. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). 28 June 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f বাংলাদেশের জন্ম ও মাওলানা পাঁচবাগীর ভূমিকা. Bhorer Kagoj (in Bengali). 20 December 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  4. ^ উপজেলার ঐতিহ্য. Gafargaon Upazila (in Bengali). Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  5. ^ পাঁচবাগ জামে মসজিদ. Gafargaon Upazila (in Bengali). Retrieved 24 January 2020.
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