Khandakar Muhammad Illyas (1923–1995) was a writer, left-wing politician, and supporter of ties between Bangladesh and the Soviet Union.[1][2]
Early life
Illyas was born on 3 May 1923.[3]
Career
Illyas toured China with Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1952 as part of a government tour.[4]
Illyas was a leader of the Bangladesh-USSR society.[5] He served as a member of the Central Committee of Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League, the one party government established by Awami League in 1975.[6]
After the Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in the 15 August 1975 Bangladesh coup d'état Illyas was arrested by the new military regime in 1976.[5]
Illyas wrote a book about the time Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani spent in exile in Europe titled Jokhon Bashani Europe-eh in 1978.[7][8] He also wrote the Mujibbad. He served as the editor and publisher of Desher Dak, the newspaper founded by Bhashani, and friend of Tassduq Ahmad.[9] He was considered part of the Bhashani group.[10][11]
Illyas wrote Bangladesher Samaj Biplobe Bangabandhur Darshan about the impact of the philosophy of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on socialism in Bangladesh.[12][13]
Death
Illyas died on 17 November 1995 at the BIRDEM hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[3]
References
- ↑ একুশের কবিতায় আগুনের ফুলকি. jjdin. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- ↑ সিরাজুদ্দীন হোসেন. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Khondakar Mohammad Elias. www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2021-12-13.[[Project:SPS|Template:Sup]]
- ↑ আমাদের শিল্প-সাহিত্য বিশ্ব দরবারে পৌঁছে দিতে চাই: প্রধানমন্ত্রী. Jugantor. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 USSR and Third World{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Central Asian Research Centre(1976)
- ↑ BANGLADESH KRISHAK SRAMIK AWAMI LEAGUE - Bongobondhu Information & Research Center. bongobondhuinfocenter.com. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- ↑ যে বই বাজেয়াপ্ত হয়েছিল দুবার, প্রতিবেদক, নিজস্ব. Prothomalo. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- ↑ Book List of PIB Library. PIB. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- ↑ Bengali Journals and Journalism in Britain (1916-2007){{#if:Ahmed|, Ahmed}. Lulu.com(2009-03-20). ISBN 978-0-557-05113-7
- ↑ Eclipse of East Pakistan: Chronicles of Events Since Birth of East Pakistan Till October, 1963{{#if:Gupta|, Gupta}. RENCO(1963)
- ↑ History of Freedom Movement in Bangladesh, 1943-1973: Some Involvement{{#if:Gupta|, Gupta}. Naya Prokash(1974)
- ↑ Governmentality and Counter-Hegemony in Bangladesh{{#if:Alam|, Alam}. Springer(2016-04-29). ISBN 978-1-137-52603-8
- ↑ Nation Building in Bangladesh: Retrospect and Prospect{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies(1986)