Muhammad Nazrul Islam

Muhammad Nazrul Islam
State Minister of Water Resources
Personal details
Political party Bangladesh Awami League

Muhammad Nazrul Islam is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the present State Minister of Water Resources.[1] In 2016 he asked India to consider Bangladesh during the damming of river its rivers.[2][3]

Early life

Islam was born on 3 August 1951 in Narsingdi, East Bengal, Pakistan.[4]

Career

When the Bangladesh Liberation War started he was a student at Dhaka University. He joined the Mukti Bahini and fought in the war. After the Independence of Bangladesh he was commission in the Bangladesh Army. He received the gallantry award, Bir Protik, for his role in the war. He retired from the army in 1991 as a lieutenant colonel. He was elected to parliament in 2008 and again in 2014.[4]

Personal life

He is married to Farzana Nazrul.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "India urged to keep Bangladesh in mind before diverting river water to drought-hit places". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "India Planning to Divert Rivers to Help Fight Punishing Drought". Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  3. ↑ Variyar, Mugdha. "India plans to 'divert rivers' to fight drought; Bangladesh cries foul". Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 "মোহাম্মদ নজরুল ইসলাম, বীর প্রতীক |Ministry of Water Resources-Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh | পানি সম্পদ মন্ত্রণালয়-গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকার". www.mowr.gov.bd. Retrieved 2017-01-19.
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