Sayed Ashraful Islam

Sayed Ashraful Islam
Born Mymensingh, Bangladesh
Residence Dhaka, Bangladesh and London, UK
Political party
 Bangladesh Awami League Party
Spouse(s) Sheila Thakur (Married date:Unknown)
Children Unknown
Website
Awami League

Sayed Ashraful Islam is a Bangladeshi politician. He is a parliament member and the current Minister for Local Government Rural Development and Cooperatives (LGRD) of the Bangladesh Government.

Early life

Syed Ashraful Islam is a Bangladeshi politician and currently the General Secretary of the Bangladesh Awami League Party. He is also the current LGRD minister of Bangladesh. Ashraful was a successful freedom fighter during 1971 liberation war. He was involved in politics from the student life. He became the General Secretary of greater Mymensingh District Chhatra League and assistant publicity secretary of the central unit. He also worked as the Acting General Secretary of Awami League (AL) after the arrest of its General Secretary, Abdul Jalil. Now he is working as the spokesman of Bangladesh Awami League Party. He is the eldest son of Syed Nazrul Islam, acting president of the then Mujibnagar government in 1971.

Political & education career

In 1975, following the killing of his father in prison along with three other national leaders, Ashraful immigrated to the United Kingdom and lived in London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Whilst living in Tower Hamlets, Ashraful was involved in Bangladeshi community activism and played an important role in formation of Bangladesh Youth League (BYL). He was elected as an Education Secretary of Federation of Bangladeshi Youth Organisation (FBYO) and worked at an education project based at Montefiore Centre in Tower Hamlets. Before immigrating to the United Kingdom, he completed Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) 1973 from Mymensingh Zillah School. He returned to Bangladesh in 1996 and was elected Member of Parliament (MP) from his home constituency, Kishoreganj Sadar, in the 7th national elections of Bangladesh. He was elected an MP in the 2001 election as well. He worked as a member of the parliamentary standing committee on foreign ministry. His electoral pledges include building up developed road and rail link from Dhaka to his home town, Kishoreganj.

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