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Abu Saleh (Bengali: আবু ছালেহ; 1940 – 3 August 2022) was a Bangladeshi politician, independence activist, and a member of the Constituent Assembly of Bangladesh. He was one of the organisers of the Bangladeshi Liberation War. Saleh was also a close companion of the first president of Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Life and career

Saleh was born in Satkania Upazila, Chittagong District in 1940. During the 1960s, he was a student leader in Chittagong and an organiser of the Bangladesh Liberation War. He participated in the National Assembly elections for the Awami League, held on 6 December 1970, and was elected MNA of Satkania-Kutubdia-Chakaria (N-E-160) upazila. Saleh served as the co-captain of Chittagong South and East during the Liberation War. Furthermore, he served as president of the Chhatra League in the Chittagong District and as general secretary of the Awami League in Chittagong South District.

Saleh died on 3 August 2022, at the age of 82, at a private hospital in Chittagong City.

References

1. 'এম. আবু ছালেহ আদর্শ রাজনীতির অনুকরণীয় ব্যক্তিত্ব'. Samakal (in Bengali). Retrieved 4 October 2020.
2. ^ সাবেক গণপরিষদ সদস্য আবু ছালেহের সাথে মেয়রপ্রার্থী রেজাউল করিমের সাক্ষাৎ. Daily Naya Diganta (in Bengali). Retrieved 4 October 2020.
3. ^ প্রখ্যাত ব্যক্তিত্ব. Bangladesh national portal. Archived from the original on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
4. মুক্তিযুদ্ধের সংগঠক আবু ছালেহ আর নেই. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.

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