Abul Hasanat Abdullah

Abul Hasanat Abdullah
আবুল হাসনাত আব্দুল্লাহ
Abdullah (2022)
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament
for Barisal-1
In office
29 January 2014 – 6 August 2024
Preceded byTalukder Md. Younus
In office
14 July 1996 – 13 July 2001
Preceded byZahir Uddin Swapan
In office
5 March 1991 – 24 November 1995
Preceded bySunil Kumar Gupta
Personal details
Born (1944-12-10) 10 December 1944 (age 79)
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyAwami League
ChildrenSerniabat Sadiq Abdullah
Parent
RelativesAbul Khair Abdullah (brother)

Abul Hasnat Abdullah (born 10 December 1944)[1] is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Barisal-1 constituency for five terms.[2][3] He is an Executive Committee Member of Bangladesh Awami League Central Committee.

Background

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Hasanat's father, Abdur Rab Serniabat, was a Awami league leader and water resource minister.[4] He is a cousin of the former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.[5] His younger brother, Abul Khair Abdullah, is also a politician.[6]

Career

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Hasanat was elected Upazila Chairman in Barisal in 1973.[7]

In 1975, his father, Abdur Rab Serniabat, was killed in the 15 August 1975 Bangladesh coup d'état. His mother and siblings were also killed in the coup.[8] He and his family members fled Bangladesh. The new Government of Bangladesh declared his land vested property and took over them. In 2001, the land was returned to him. Gournadi Pourasabha Bangladesh Nationalist Party president Hannan Sharif announced the 25 decimals of the property belonged to Roads and Highways Department according to the records of the Land Revenue Department. Sharif started building the local office of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party office with the permission of Upazila Nirbahi Officer Mahfuzur Rahman.[9]

Hasanat was first elected as member of parliament from Barisal-1 in 1991.[10][11] In January 2000, he was appointed member of the parliamentary standing committee for home ministry.[12] He served as the chief whip of parliament at the Awami league government from 1996 to 2001.[13]

In October 2002, during Operation Clean Heart, Abdullah's house in Barisal City was raided by security personal led by Major Akbor and Major Shariar. The police recovered two guns, bullets, Tk 613 thousand in cash, gold ornaments, and 355 blank freedom fighter certificate.[14]

Hasanat was the general secretary of Barisal District unit of Bangladesh Awami League.[15] On 12 November 2007, his properties from his house in 25, Kalabagan Lake Circus Road in Dhanmondi were attached to Dhanmondi Police Station on court orders.[16]

In 2008, Hasanat was nominated by Bangladesh Awami League in Barisal-1 and Barisal-2. His nomination was opposed by local activists of Bangladesh Awami League, who wanted more popular candidates.[17]

On 11 June 2009, Awami League government dropped 62 legal cases against Awami League politicians including four against Hasanat.[18]

On 24 March 2014, Hasanat was accused of facilitating the victory of Golam Mortuja Khan in the Upazlia Chairman election through vote rigging.[19][20]

Hasanat was elected to Jatiya Sangsad from Barisal-1 constituency in 2014, 2018 and 2024.[11] On 18 January 2018, he was made the convener of the National Committee on Chittagong Hill Tracts with the rank of a government minister.[10]

Personal life

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Hasanat's son, Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah, was elected mayor of Barisal in July 2018.[21] The other son, Moin Abdullah, was arrested in October 2024.[22]

References

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  1. ^ "Member profile". Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  2. ^ "List of 11th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Inu apologises for remarks on MPs". The Daily Star. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Justice still elusive in 3 other Aug 15 cases". The Daily Star. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Hiran blames Hasnat for loss". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  6. ^ "The picture doesn't reflect the reality". The Daily Star. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  7. ^ "AL gets toehold in Barisal, Khulna, Rajshahi cities after decades". The Daily Star. 7 August 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Justice kept in long wait". The Daily Star. 15 August 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  9. ^ "BNP office being set up on AL leader's land in Barisal". The Daily Star. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  10. ^ a b "Abul Hasnat Abdullah gets minister status". dailybangladesh. Archived from the original on 7 August 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  11. ^ a b "Abul Hasnat Abdullah :: Barisal-1". Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 22 April 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  12. ^ "12 JS committees reconstituted". The Daily Star. 26 January 2000. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  13. ^ "Priority not sports, but grass farming". The Daily Star. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  14. ^ "Arms Recovery in 2002". The Daily Star. 9 September 2004. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  15. ^ "Abul Hasanat Abdullah apologises". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  16. ^ "Hasanat's property attached without notice, wife alleges". The Daily Star. 12 November 2007. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  17. ^ "Grassroots AL oppose fielding 'unpopular' men in 7 JS seats in Barisal division". The Daily Star. 23 November 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  18. ^ "62 'political' cases to be dropped". The Daily Star. 11 June 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  19. ^ "70pc vote by 10:00am!". The Daily Star. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  20. ^ "Hiron 'mentally imbalanced' after polls defeat: Hasanat". Dhaka Tribune. 20 June 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  21. ^ "Sadiq Abdullah of AL bags eight times more votes than BNP's Sarwar in Barishal mayor race". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  22. ^ "Ex-chief whip Hasanat Abdullah's son arrested in Dhaka". The Daily Star. 26 October 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
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