Gour Chandra Bala

Gour Chandra Bala
গৌরচন্দ্র বালা
Forest, Agriculture and Food Minister
In office
1957–1958
Succeeded byKazi Abdul Kader
Personal details
Born1927 (1927)
Ullabari, Faridpur District, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died18 June 2005(2005-06-18) (aged 77–78)
Faridpur, Bangladesh
PartyBAKSAL
Other political
affiliations
  • AL (1964–1975)
  • SCF (1954–1958)
ProfessionLawyer

Gour Chandra Bala (1927–2005) was a Bangladeshi lawyer and politician.

Biography

Bala was born in 1927 in Ullabari, Faridpur District, Bengal Presidency, British India (present-day Rajoir Upazila, Madaripur District, Bangladesh).[1] He was a schoolteacher in Faridpur. He started his political career in 1946 actively.[2] A member of East Bengal Scheduled Castes Federation,[2] Bala was elected to the East Bengal Legislative Assembly in 1954 and Constituent Assembly of Pakistan in 1955 from Faridpur North-East. He was East Pakistan's Forest and Food Minister in 1957. In 1970, he was elected to the Provincial Assembly of East Pakistan. He joined Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. He was selected as a member of Constituent Assembly of Bangladesh in 1972. In 1975, he retired from politics.[3][4][1] Bala died on 18 June 2005 in Jhiltuli, Faridpur, Bangladesh.[5][1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "সাবেক প্রাদেশিক মন্ত্রী গৌর চন্দ্র বালার পরলোকগমন". Janakantha (in Bengali). 19 June 2005. p. 2.
  2. ^ a b Sohail, Amber (2012). Positive Economic Analysis of the Constitutions - Case of Formation of the First Constitution of Pakistan (PDF) (Thesis). Marburg: University of Marburg. p. 95.
  3. ^ The East Bengal Civil List. East Bengal Government Press,. 1955. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  4. ^ Assembly, East Pakistan (Pakistan). Assembly Proceedings; Official Report. p. 154. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Gour Chandra Bala". The Daily Star. 18 June 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2019.