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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

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  4. আমাদের শিল্প-সাহিত্য বিশ্ব দরবারে পৌঁছে দিতে চাই: প্রধানমন্ত্রী. Jugantor. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  5. 5.0 5.1 USSR and Third World{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Central Asian Research Centre(1976)
  6. BANGLADESH KRISHAK SRAMIK AWAMI LEAGUE - Bongobondhu Information & Research Center. bongobondhuinfocenter.com. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  7. যে বই বাজেয়াপ্ত হয়েছিল দুবার, প্রতিবেদক, নিজস্ব. Prothomalo. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  8. Book List of PIB Library. PIB. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  9. Bengali Journals and Journalism in Britain (1916-2007){{#if:Ahmed|, Ahmed}. Lulu.com(2009-03-20). ISBN 978-0-557-05113-7
  10. Eclipse of East Pakistan: Chronicles of Events Since Birth of East Pakistan Till October, 1963{{#if:Gupta|, Gupta}. RENCO(1963)
  11. History of Freedom Movement in Bangladesh, 1943-1973: Some Involvement{{#if:Gupta|, Gupta}. Naya Prokash(1974)
  12. Governmentality and Counter-Hegemony in Bangladesh{{#if:Alam|, Alam}. Springer(2016-04-29). ISBN 978-1-137-52603-8
  13. Nation Building in Bangladesh: Retrospect and Prospect{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies(1986)