Mujahidul_Islam_Selim

Mujahidul Islam Selim

Mujahidul Islam Selim

Bangladeshi politician (born 1948)


Mujahidul Islam Khan Selim (Bengali: মুজাহিদুল ইসলাম খান সেলিম); (born on 16 April 1948) is a Bangladeshi communist politician. Khan Selim served as the President of Communist Party of Bangladesh.[1][2][3]

Quick Facts Former President of CPB, Preceded by ...

Career

Selim is also a Muktijoddha and is the leader of 1969 armed uprising of Students on Chittagong,[4] He was elected as vice president of the Dhaka University Central students union (DUCSU) in post-independence Bangladesh.[5][6][7]

In 1993, Selim was elected General Secretary of the Communist Party of Bangladesh at a time when most leaders had left the party following the collapse of the Soviet Union.[8]

In 2012, Selim was elected President of the Communist Party of Bangladesh.[9]

Selim received death threats on 5 December 2015 from Mission Jihadists.[10]


References

  1. "Election Talks with Mujahidul Islam Selim". The Daily Star. 16 December 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  2. "'The authorities are more interested in constructing buildings than facilitating research'". The Business Standard. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  3. "CPB President Mujahidul Islam Selim Exclusive Interview 14-08-2020". Sarabangla | Breaking News | Sports | Entertainment. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  4. "'I'd never feel comfortable introducing myself as a former VP again'". The Daily Star. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  5. Report, Star Digital (1 March 2022). "CPB top leadership without Selim after 30 years". The Daily Star. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  6. Staff Correspondent (15 October 2012). "Selim CPB president, Zafar general secretary". The Daily Star. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  7. Report, Star Online (5 December 2015). "CPB President Selim gets death threat". The Daily Star. Retrieved 16 May 2022.

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