Hasanul Haq Inu

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Hasanul Haq Inu
হাসানুল হক ইনু
Muhammad Hasan Mahmud
Personal details
Born (1946-11-12) 12 November 1946 (age 77)
British India (now Bheramara, Kushtia District, Bangladesh)
Political partyJatiya Samajtantrik Dal
SpouseAfroza Haque Rina
Alma materBangladesh University of Engineering and Technology

Hasanul Haq Inu (born 12 November 1946) is a

Marxist insurgency in the 1970s.[3]

Early life and education

Inu was born in

East Pakistan University of Engineering and Technology in 1970.[1]

Political career

Inu joined Bangladesh Chhatra League in 1968,[1] and was appointed the general secretary of its Engineering University unit in 1969.[4]

1972–1975

After the

Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal, led by Serajul Alam Khan.[5] Hasanul Haq Inu joined this faction.[1]

The party called for establishing socialism through an armed revolution. It had an armed wing,

Mansur Ali, which resulted in the 1974 Ramna massacre.[6] He also distributed anti-government leaflets.[6]

After the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

After the

high Commissioner Samar Sen.[6][8]
Ziaur Rahman realised that the disorder set off by the
life in prison.[5][8]

Since 2008

Inu was elected from

Jatiyo Samajtantrik Dal, which is a member of the Awami League led coalition government in Bangladesh.[9] He was appointed minister of Information in 2012, replacing Abul Kalam Azad.[4] This appointment occurred despite protests from senior Awami League leaders.[10]

As an only Bangladesh Government high ranking minister Hasanul Haq publicly protested

termites’. In a strong word, Inu said in a public rally “Amit Shah has made an unwanted remark by describing Bangladeshis as termites. We in Dhaka do not give any importance to his statement as it does not carry the gravity of an official statement of India". His comments were widely reported in Indian media and welcomed by Bangladesh social media users.[11][12] Other opposition leaders also hold him responsible for Sheikh Mujib's killing.[13][14]

When commenting on Inu's activities in 1972– 1975, Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said: "Inu's attitude at that time was like that of militant kingpins Laden, Zawahiri and Shaykh Abdur Rahman."[15] He also demanded his trial for his crimes before a people's court.[16]

Inu contested the national election on 7 January 2024 as an Awami League candidate.[17] He received 92,455 votes but lost to Kamarul Arefin who received 115,799 votes.[17] Inu alleged the vote was rigged.[18]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Hon. Minister". Ministry of Information, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  2. ^ Sattar, Maher (27 March 2016). "Bangladesh Editor Faces 79 Court Cases After an Unusual Confession". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Hasanul Haq Inu's JaSoD splits as he names Shirin general secretary". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  4. ^ a b c "Guest Profile". Trtiyomatra. Channel I. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  5. ^ a b Hossain, Kazi Mobarak (13 March 2016). "Hasanul Haq Inu's JaSoD splits as he names Shirin general secretary". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  6. ^ a b c "Rizvi now blasts Inu at press briefing". The Daily Star. UNB. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  7. ^ Chowdhury, Afsan (8 November 2010). "What really happened in 1975?". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  8. ^ a b c Ahsan, Syed Badrul (7 July 2015). "Bourgeois dreams of socialist revolution". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  9. ^ "Inu fails to convince dissidents". The Daily Star. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  10. ^ "Awami League will have to atone for making a JaSoD leader minister, says Syed Ashra f". bdnews24.com. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  11. ^ "Will Strike Bangladeshi 'Termites' Off Voters' List, Says Amit Shah". NDTV. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018.
  12. ^ "Amit Shah's termite remark unwanted: Bangladesh Minister". The Hindu. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  13. ^ "Clarify your role in Bangabandhu killing, BNP to Inu". Prothom Alo. 24 August 2015. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  14. ^ "No law of 'illegitimate govt' will last, says Khaleda". bdnews24.com. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  15. ^ "Inu, Khairul to be tried in people's court: BNP". The News Today. UNB. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  16. ^ "Inu, Khairul to face trial in people's court: Rizvi". Prothom Alo. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  17. ^ a b "JASAD chief Inu defeated by a former UP chairman". Prothomalo. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  18. ^ "Defeated candidates of ruling Awami League also allege 'vote rigging'". Prothomalo. 13 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.

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