Sheikh Lutfar Rahman

Sheikh Lutfur Rahman (Bengali: শেখ লুৎফর রহমান) was a serestadar, an officer responsible for record-keeping at the Gopalganj civil court in British India.[1] His son Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was the founder of Bangladesh.[2] Lutfar's father Sheikh Abdul Hamid was the descendant of Sheikh Borhanuddin and Sheikh Qudratullah. He married Sayera Khatun. Lutfar was a religious Muslim.[3] He is grandfather of Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina.[4][5]

Early life

Rahman was born to Sheikh Abdul Hamid. He was married to Sayera Khatun, his paternal cousin. He left home to find a job. He started worked in the Dewani court, today Gopalganj civil court.[6]

Death and legacy

Rahman died on 30 March 1975.[4] He was buried in Tungipara, Gopalganj district, Bangladesh.[7] Sheikh Lutfar Rahman Bridge over Madhumati River connecting Gopalganj-Pirojpur Highway.[8] The foundation stone of the bridge was laid on 23 December 2000 by Sheikh Hasina. The construction was stopped in 2001 by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Jammat-e-Islami government. The construction work resumed in 2009 when Bangladesh Awami League returned to power in 2009. The bridge was inaugurated in January 2015 by Sheikh Hasina.[9] Sheikh Lutfar Rahman Adarsha Government College is a government college in Kotalipara, Gopalganj.[10]

Descendants

References

  1. ↑ Tripathi, Salil (2016). The Colonel Who Would Not Repent: The Bangladesh War and Its Unquiet Legacy. Yale University Press. p. 59. ISBN 978-0-300-21818-3. Sheikh Lutfur Rahman, was an official in the district's civil court.
  2. ↑ "PM attends milad for her grandfather Sheikh Lutfar Rahman | Daily sun". www.daily-sun.com. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  3. ↑ Rahman, Sheikh Mujibur (2012-06-01). Sheikh Mujibur Rahman: The Unfinished Memoirs. Penguin UK. ISBN 9788184757033.
  4. 1 2 "Bangabandhu's father remembered". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  5. ↑ "42nd death anniv of Sheikh Lutfur Rahman today". www.observerbd.com. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  6. ↑ "Early life of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman". The Independent. Dhaka. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  7. ↑ "Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman | The Asian Age Online, Bangladesh". The Asian Age. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  8. ↑ "Sheikh Lutfar Rahman Bridge opens to vehicular movement". The Financial Express. Dhaka. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  9. ↑ "PM to inaugurate Sheikh Lutfur Rahman Bridge in Tungipara". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  10. ↑ "Kotalipara Upazila - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
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