Mohammad Nurul Haque
# Mohammad Nurul Haque

Mohammad Nurul Haque (Bengali: মোহম্মদ নূরুল হক; 1 August 1915 – 27 August 1998) Bangladesh Awami League politician, retired officer of British Indian Army and Pakistan Army. He was elected a member of the East Pakistan Provincial Council in 1970 and elected to parliament from Meherpur-2 in 1986.

## Birth and early life

Mohammad Nurul Haque was born on 1 August 1915 to the Bengali Muslim Bishwas family of Mohammadpur, a village in Gangni, Meherpur, then located in the Nadia district of the Bengal Presidency. His parents were Mujibuddin Bishwas and Musammat Zia-un-Nesa. He completed his matriculation from Meherpur High School in 1931 and then studied at the Edward College, Pabna until 1933. He graduated from the University of Calcutta in 1935 with a Bachelor of Arts degree.

## Career

Nurul Haque began his career at the postal department at Fort William, Calcutta. He transferred to the military in 1939. After completing a nine-months training programme at the Katni centre in the Central Provinces of India, he served as a commissioned officer in New Delhi, Pune, Lucknow, Bombay, Jabalpur, Lahore and other depots. After partition in 1947, Nurul Haque joined the Pakistan Armed Forces but resigned in December of the same year to establish the Haji Bharas Uddin Institution in Hogalbaria-Mohammadpur. He served as its headteacher for 35 years.

He was elected a member of the East Pakistan Provincial Council Awami League candidate in 1970 and elected to parliament from Meherpur-2 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate in 1986.

## Death

Nurul Haque passed away on 27 August 1998.

