Abul Hasnat (barrister)

Abul Hasnat (c. 1940 – 16 September 2022)[1] was a Bangladeshi politician and lawyer. He was the founding member of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party standing committee.[2]

For other people with the same name, see Abul Hasnat (disambiguation).

Abul Hasnat
আবুল হাসনাত
Mayor of Dhaka
In office
31 October 1977 – 9 May 1982
Preceded byNaziur Rahman Manzur
Succeeded byMirza Abbas
In office
3 December 1990 – 12 December 1990
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byNaziur Rahman Manzur
Minister of Housing and Public Works
In office
27 November 1981 – 10 May 1982
In office
20 October 1990 to – 6 December 1990
Member of Parliament
for Dhaka-9
In office
1990 by-election – 6 December 1990
Personal details
Bornc. 1940
Died16 September 2022 (aged 82)
London, England
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party

Political life

Abul Hasnat served as the first mayor (elected by the commissioners) of Dhaka City Corporation during 1977–1982 and, again, in 1990.[3] In the cabinet of Abdus Sattar, he served as the Minister of Housing and Public Works from 27 November 1981 to 10 May 1982.

Hasnat joined the Jatiya Party in 1990. He was elected to parliament from Dhaka-9 in 1990 in a by-election as a candidate of Jatiya Party. He served as Minister of Housing and Public Works in the cabinet of Hussein Mohammad Ershad from 20 October 1990 to 6 December 1990.

Hasnat later rejoined the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and served as a member of the BNP's standing committee.

References
  1. "Dhaka's first mayor Abul Hasnat passes away". www.dhakatribune.com. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  2. "Hasnat speaks politics after long". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  3. "পূর্বতন মেয়র/ প্রশাসকগণ" [Former mayor and administrators] (in Bengali). dhaka.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 7 June 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.


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