Abdur Rab Serniabat

Abdur Rob Serniabat (1921-1975) was a Bangladeshi politician and the former water resources minister. He was the brother-in-law of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, founding father of Bangladesh, and the maternal uncle of Sheikh Hasina, the four-time prime minister of Bangladesh. He was killed during the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on 15 August 1975.[1]

Abdur Rob Serniabat
আব্দুর রব সেরনিয়াবাত
Personal details
Born4 April 1921
Agailjhara, Bakerganj, British Raj (Now, Barisal, Bangladesh)
Died15 August 1975(1975-08-15) (aged 54)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Manner of death Assassination
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
Children
RelativesSee Sheikh–Wazed family

Early life

Abdur Rab Serniabat was born in the village of Sarail in Agailjhara, Barisal, in 1921.[2]

Career

At early stages in his career, Abdur Rob Serniabat was a lawyer in the city of Barisal.[3] He later carried out his appointed role as the minister of Water Resources for Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, soon after Bangladesh's liberation from Pakistani ruling.[4]

Assassination
Main article: Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

His house on 27 Minto Road, Dhaka was attacked at about 5:00 AM by soldiers commanded by Major Shahriar Rashid, Major Aziz Pasha, Captain Nurul Huda and Captain Majed. Abdur Rob Serniabat, daughter Baby Serniabat, son Arif Serniabat, his nephew Shaheed Serniabat, Grandson Sukanto Babu were among those killed while his wife Amena Begum, Shahan Ara Begum, Abul Hasnat Abdullah's wife daughter Beauty Serniabat was injured along with others in the house. His sons Abul Hasnat Abdullah and his another son Abul Khair Abdullah Granddaughter Kanta Abdullah and survived. A case was filed regarding this incident at Ramna Police Station on 21 October 1996, convicting 18 people.[5] His son Abul Hasnat Abdullah was elected a member of parliament in 2014.[6] His house is now part of headquarters complex of Dhaka Metropolitan Police.[7] On 30 July 2018, his grandson, Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah, was elected Mayor of Borishal.[8]

Legacy

Shaheed Abdur Rob Serniabat Stadium at Borishal Division in Bangladesh is named after him. SARSTEC, a technological college for textiles education which is located at the same division has also been named honoring him.[9]

References
  1. "Nation In Mourning". The Daily Star. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  2. Ahmed, Sirajuddin (1998). Sheikh Hasina, prime minister of Bangladesh. New Delhi: UBS Publishers' Distributors. p. 62. ISBN 9788174762207.
  3. Mujibur Rahman, Sheikh (2012). Sheikh Mujibur Rahman: The Unfinished Memoirs. Translated by Alam, Fakrul. Penguin. p. 75. ISBN 978-81-8475-703-3. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  4. Momen, Nurul. Bangladesh, the first four years. Bangladesh Institute of Law & International Affairs. p. 141. OCLC 560279964.
  5. "No justice yet in 3 other Aug 15 cases". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  6. "Abul Hasnat Abdullah". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  7. Ali, Tawfique. "A heritage site in city heart overshadowed". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  8. "Sadiq Abdullah of AL bags eight times more votes than BNP's Sarwar in Barishal mayor race". Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  9. "Students to line up for president and PM only". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
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