Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani (December 4, 1939 - August 15, 1975) was a Bangladesh

Bangladesh

Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...

i politician. He was the nephew of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was a Bengali nationalist politician and the founder of Bangladesh. He headed the Awami League, served as the first President of Bangladesh and later became its Prime Minister. He headed the Awami League, served as the first President of Bangladesh and later became its...

, and the founder of Mujib Bahini

Mujib Bahini

Mujib Bahini or the Bangladesh Liberation Force was part of the Bangladesh Mukti Bahini, a guerrilla force fighting against Pakistan in the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971....

one of the major guerilla forces of the Bangladesh Liberation War

Bangladesh Liberation War

The Bangladesh Liberation War was an armed conflict pitting East Pakistan and India against West Pakistan. The war resulted in the secession of East Pakistan, which became the independent nation of Bangladesh....

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Early life

Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani was born in Tungipara village, Gopalganj District

Gopalganj District (Bangladesh)

The district of Gopalganj consists 356 mosques, 359 temples, six churches and four tombs.-Places of interest:* Ulpur has a former Zamindar palace which is currently used a Tafsil Office and many other Zamindar mansions. It was the home of the Basu Roy Chowdhury family. Arpara has a zamindar palace...

. He studied in Nabakumar Institution

Nabakumar Institution

Nabakumar Institution was established in 1916 by a zaminder called Nabakumar in Bakhsi Bazar of old Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was operated as a school though it was named an institute. In 1973 it opened a college branch....

 in Dhaka

Dhaka

Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka Division. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, along with its metropolitan area, had a population of over 15 million in 2010, making it the largest city...

. Later, he studied at Jagannath College (HSC, 1958) and BM College (BA, 1960).

Political Career

The founding chairman of Jubo League Shaheed Sheikh Fazlul Haque Moni was born on December 4, 1939 and later he served as general secretary of the then East Pakistan Chhatra League. His contribution to spearhead the historic student movement against autocratic ruler Aiub Khan’s military regime produced an immense effect. He played a pivotal role during the six-point movement in 1966 and took part in the war of liberation in 1971 as the commander of Bangladesh Liberation Front, popularly known as “Mujib Bahini”.

Shaheed Sheikh Fazlul Haque Moni was a brilliant journalist also. He has served as editor of Daily Banglar Bani, Bangladesh Times and the weekly Cinema.

Sheikh Moni was the author of several novels, one of which was later made into a film “Obanchita”. He will be ever remembered in the political history of Bangladesh.

This bright political leader embraced martyrdom by the cruel bullet of killers on August 15, 1975.

Journalism

Mani was the founder of the daily news paper "Dainik Banglar Bani".

Death

Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani, along with his wife, was assassinated during the a military coup

Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

The assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman took place in the early hours of August 15, 1975, when a group of junior Bangladesh Army officers invaded Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's residence with tanks...

 on August 15, 1975. His son, Barrister Sheikh Fazle Nur Taposh, who was four at that time survived with injuries. He was elected to the Jatiyo Sangsad in Bangladesh General Election, 2008 from the Dhaka-12 constituency.

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