Sheikh Lutfar Rahman

Sheikh Lutfur Rahman (Bengali: শেখ লুৎফর রহমান) was an Bangladeshi-Indian [1] serestadar and court clerk officer responsible for record-keeping at the Gopalganj civil court in British India.[2] His son Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was the founder of Bangladesh.[3] Lutfar's father Sheikh Abdul Hamid was the descendant of Sheikh Borhanuddin and Sheikh Qudratullah. He married Sayera Khatun. Lutfar was a religious Muslim.[4] He is also the paternal grandfather of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina.[5][6]

Sheikh Lutfar Rahman
NationalityIndian,
Bangladeshi
Sheikh Lutfar Rahman

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.[7]

Death and legacy

Rahman died on 30 March 1975.[5] He was buried in Tungipara, Gopalganj district, Bangladesh.[8] Sheikh Lutfar Rahman Bridge over Madhumati River connecting Gopalganj-Pirojpur Highway.[9] 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.[10] Sheikh Lutfar Rahman Adarsha Government College is a government college in Kotalipara, Gopalganj.[11]

Descendants

References
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  2. 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.
  3. "PM attends milad for her grandfather Sheikh Lutfar Rahman | Daily sun". www.daily-sun.com. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  4. Rahman, Sheikh Mujibur (2012-06-01). Sheikh Mujibur Rahman: The Unfinished Memoirs. Penguin UK. ISBN 9788184757033.
  5. "Bangabandhu's father remembered". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  6. "42nd death anniv of Sheikh Lutfur Rahman today". www.observerbd.com. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  7. "Early life of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman". The Independent. Dhaka. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  8. "Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman | The Asian Age Online, Bangladesh". The Asian Age. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  9. "Sheikh Lutfar Rahman Bridge opens to vehicular movement". The Financial Express. Dhaka. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  10. "PM to inaugurate Sheikh Lutfur Rahman Bridge in Tungipara". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  11. "Kotalipara Upazila - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
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