Ferdous Ahmed Qureshi
Ferdous Ahmed Qureshi | |
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ফেরদৌস আহমদ কোরেশী | |
President of Progressive Democratic Party | |
In office 7 June 2007 – 31 August 2020 | |
Personal details | |
Born | citation needed] Chittagong, East Bengal, British Raj (now Bangladesh)[citation needed] | January 14, 1941[
Died | August 31, 2020 Dhaka Cantonment | (aged 79)
Nationality |
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Political party | Progressive Democratic Party |
Other political affiliations | Bangladesh Nationalist Party (until 2007) |
Spouse(s) | Nilufar Panna Qureshi |
Ferdous Ahmed Qureshi (Bengali: ফেরদৌস আহমদ কোরেশি; 1941-2020) was a Bangladeshi politician and chairman of the Progressive Democratic Party.[1]
Career[]
Qureshi served as president of the student political organization East Pakistan Chhatra League from 1967 to 1968.[2]
During the Bangladesh Liberation War he edited the Daily Deshbangla newspaper.[3] After the war, he led a faction of the Jatiya Janata Party. The party merged with the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in May 1980, and Qureshi became joint secretary general of the BNP.[1][4]
In 2004 he formed the Green Party of Bangladesh.[5] During the rule of the caretaker government from 2007 to 2009 he called for the formation of alternate parties to be created in Bangladesh.[6]
He formed the Progressive Democratic Party in July 2007.[7] He joined the Jatiya Jukta Front, an alliance of political parties to compete in the parliamentary elections in 2008.[8] The alliance broke up in the same year.[9] He was the chairman of the PDP until his death.[10]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "PDP chairman Ferdous Ahmed Qureshi no more". Prothom Alo. 31 August 2020.
- ^ Amin-al-Zaman (2004). Party Factionalism in Bangladesh: A Case Study of the Awami League (1971-97) (PDF) (PhD). Aligarh Muslim University. p. 227.
- ^ "Ferdous Ahmed Qureshi passes away". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. 31 August 2020.
- ^ Haque, Azizul (February 1981). "Bangladesh in 1980: Strains and Stresses -- Opposition in the Doldrums". Asian Survey. 21 (2): 195. JSTOR 2643764.
- ^ "Ferdous Ahmed Qureshi Forms Green Party in Bangladesh". VOA (in Bengali). 2004-07-31. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
- ^ "Interview With BNP Leader Ferdous Ahmed Qureshi". VOA (in Bengali). Retrieved 2017-02-13.
- ^ Lansford, Tom (2014). Political Handbook of the World 2014. CQ Press. p. 116. ISBN 9781483386263.
- ^ "PDP joins Jukta Front". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
- ^ Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. 160. ISBN 9780810874534.
- ^ "Ex-DUCSU VP Ferdous Qureshi passes away". The Daily Observer. 31 August 2020.
- 1941 births
- 2020 deaths
- Bangladeshi politicians
- Bangladeshi journalists
- People from Chittagong District
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