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Nurul Islam Shishu
Bangladeshi politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nurul Islam Shishu is a retired major general of Bangladesh Army, a veteran of the Bangladesh Liberation war, and former Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician.[1][2][3] He served as the Minister of Agriculture under President Ziaur Rahman.[4][5] He was considered to be President Ziaur Rahman's most trusted companion.[6]
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Career
Shishu had joined the Pakistan Army and reached the rank of Major. He served in the Inter-Services Intelligence.[7] He was sent to East Pakistan to gather information for the ISI; which he deliberately sabotaged by disclosing his affiliation with the intelligence agency.[8] He joined the Mukti Bahini and fought in the Bangladesh Liberation war.[9] After the Independence of Bangladesh, he served as the defence attaché at the Bangladesh Embassy to Myanmar.[10]
In 1976, Shishu served as the Principal Staff Officer to the Chief Martial Law Administrator.[11]
Shishu had helped President Ziaur Rahman form Bangladesh Nationalist Party and oversaw of the recruitment of politicians in the party.[12] He retired from Bangladesh Army, when he was 40, with the rank of Major General.[13]
Shishu served as the Minister of Agriculture in the cabinet of President Ziaur Rahman.[14] After the assassination of Ziaur Rahman, he served as the Secretary General of Bangladesh Nationalist Party while Khaleda Zia was the Chairperson of the Party.[15] He was dismissed from the post of Minister by Hussain Mohammad Ershad.[16]
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