A. K. Fazlul Huq

Abul Kasem Fazlul Huq popular with the title ShereBangla , was the first to advocate and present the Lahore Resolution, which called for the creation of sovereign Muslimmajority states in eastern and northwestern British India in 1940. In 1943 he was elected Prime Minister of Bengal during the British Empire in Bengal. A distinguished lawyer and advocate, he served as General Secretary of the Indian National Congress and was a working committee member of the AllIndia Muslim League. In 1929, he founded the Krishak Praja Party . After the independence of the two states Dominion of Pakistan and Dominion of India, he moved to Pakistan and led the United Front government in East Pakistan, serving as Chief Minister and Governor. He later served as central minister of home affairs, food and agriculture. A lifelong Bangla nationalist, he is regarded as one of the fore running leaders in the independence of Pakistan. He established the Bengali Academy in Dacca. Huq died in 1962 and was buried

Huq was born in Saturia village, located in Bakerganj district . He passed the entrance examination in 1890 from Barisal Zilla School and the FA Examination in 1892. He then obtained a BA degree from Presidency College. Then he got admitted in MA in English at Calcutta University. Just six months before the final exam, a friend of him teased that, Muslims are weak in mathematics and thats why he is also studying English. Huq opposed it strongly and challenged his friend that he will sit for mathematics exam instead of English. With special permission to attend the exam he passed the Master of Arts in mathematics from Calcutta University with distinction. His formal education was completed with a BL degree in 1897 from the University Law College.

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