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{{short description|Bangladeshi politician}}

{{Infobox officeholder
|name = AB Tajul Islam
|office = State [[Ministry of Liberation War Affairs (Bangladesh)|Minister of Liberation War Affairs]]
|term_start = January 2009
|office1 = [[Jatiya Sangsad]] member from [[Brahmanbaria-6]]
|term_start1 = 1996
|term_end1 = 2001
|term_start2 = 2008
|predecessor1 = A. T. M. Wali Ashraf
|predecessor2 = Abdul Khaleque
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|05|05|df=y}}
|birth_place = [[Brahmanbaria District]], [[East Bengal]], [[Dominion of Pakistan]]
|party = [[Bangladesh Awami League]]
|alma_mater = [[University of Dhaka]]
}}

'''AB Tajul Islam''' (born 5 May 1951) is a [[Bangladesh Awami League]] politician who served as the state [[Ministry of Liberation War Affairs (Bangladesh)|minister of Liberation War Affairs]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Cheers from Shahbagh|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-269506|work=The Daily Star|accessdate=25 September 2016|date=17 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Remain ever ready to protect sovereignty, PM asks air force|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-212914|work=The Daily Star|accessdate=25 September 2016|date=4 December 2022}}</ref> He is a retired Bangladesh Army Captain.<ref>{{cite news |title=Defeated forces out to foil war trial: PM|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news/dhaka-honours-69-more-foreign-friends|work=The Daily Star|accessdate=25 September 2016|date=24 March 2022}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Islam graduated in economics from the [[University of Dhaka]]. He later joined the [[Bangladesh Army]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/profile/index.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130126034248/http://www.thedailystar.net/profile/index.htm|archive-date=2013-01-26|date=2009-01-09|title=Profile Of Ministers|newspaper=The Daily Star}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://amarmp.com/mp/699|title=Captain A B Tajul Islam ( Retd.) -এ বি তাজুল ইসলাম|website=Amarmp|language=en-US|access-date=2018-07-26}}</ref>

== Career ==
Islam was elected to parliament in 1996, 2008, and 2014 from [[Brahmanbaria-6]] as a candidate of [[Bangladesh Awami League]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://amarmp.com/mp/699/history|title=Captain A B Tajul Islam ( Retd.) -এ বি তাজুল ইসলাম History|website=Amarmp|language=en-US|access-date=2018-07-26}}</ref> He served as the state minister for liberation war affairs. He is the chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Liberation War Ministry.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2018/07/17/pm-unable-to-understand-logic-behind-anti-quota-movement|title=PM: I don't understand the logic behind the quota reform movement|date=2018-07-17|work=Dhaka Tribune|access-date=2018-07-26|language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Controversy ===
According to a probe by the [[Anti-Corruption Commission (Bangladesh)|Anti-Corruption Commission]], Islam abused his powers as State Minister by providing Freedom Fighter Certificates to five government employees without following proper protocol.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/fake-freedom-fighter-certificates-5-officials-to-face-action-41249|title=Fake freedom fighter certificates: '5 officials to face action'|date=2014-09-11|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-07-26|language=en}}</ref> According to the commission, three government officials managed to become leaders of the Muktijoddha Sangsad illegally through their political and family connections to Islam.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/3-muktijoddha-sangsad-leaders-under-scanner-40974|title=3 Muktijoddha Sangsad leaders under scanner|date=2014-09-10|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-07-26|language=en}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Islam is married to Hasu Islam.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thedailynewnation.com/news/128430/banchharampur-bbaria-hasu-islam---wife-of-a-b-tajul-islam-mp-distributing-tiffin--boxes--among-the-students-of-south-govt-pry-school-in-banckharampur-upazila-recently.html|title=BANCHHARAMPUR (B'baria): Hasu Islam, wife of A B Tajul Islam MP distributing tiffin boxes among the students of South Govt Pry School in Banckharampur Upazila recently.|work=The New Nation|access-date=2018-07-26|language=en}}</ref>

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