Oli Ahmad (born 30 September 1941) is a Bangladeshi politician. He is a former minister and a member of Jatiya Sangsad. He is a former Bangladesh Army officer. He is a former Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and currently president of the Liberal Democratic Party of Bangladesh.
Biography
Ahmad was the first Bengali Military officer to revolt against the Pakistani army on 25 March 1971 before the start of the Bangladesh Liberation War. He was the first officer to be awarded the Bir Bikrom for his bravery during that war. He fought under Major Ziaur Rahman in Sector No. 1. Ahmad is highly regarded as one of the key founding members of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). On 26 October 2006, Ahmad and several other senior leaders of the BNP defected to form the Liberal Democratic Party. At present he is serving as the president of Liberal Democratic Party. While performing as Chief Coordinator for 20 Party Alliance, Ahmad launched a new movement called "Jatiya Mukti Mancha" on 27 June 2019.
Elections
In 1996, there was 2 election (6th & 7th Parliament), Dr. Oli Ahmad was elected MP both times. He was first elected from Chandanaish, in March 1980 by-election & was in the 2nd Parliament
Publications
Books published by Oli Ahmad include: Revolution, Military Personnel and the War of Liberation in Bangladesh. Dhaka: Dizzy Publications, 2004. Battles That I Fought and Interviews of Liberation War Heroes. Dhaka: Annesha Prokashon, 2009.
References
Further reading
"Statesmen's Who's Who" – book published in 1992
"Asia Pacific Who's Who" published in 2009 – Vol. IX from New Delhi, India
External links
https://www.nytimes.com/1993/05/23/world/accord-will-allow-refugees-return-to-bangladesh.html, "Accord Will Allow Refugees' Return to Bangladesh"
http://news.priyo.com/politics/2011/07/31/oli-ahmed-agrees-launching-uni-33238.html, "Oli Ahmed agrees on launching united anti-govt movement with Khaleda" http://www.banglanews24.com/English/detailsnews.php?nssl=32e8e6c03f3fa46eb672dc5680bff7da&nttl=2012012922743, "Col Oli Supports BNP's anti-government movement" http://www.bdinn.com/news/ugly-faces-of-ruling-party-oli-comes-under-attack/, "Ugly faces of ruling party, Oli comes under attack" http://www.banglanews24.com/English/detailsnews.php?nssl=93eb9cfb64391c4ee20ac49e72216fa4&nttl=2012092430942, "Col Oli gets bail in 2 cases"
http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=234543, "Off to Jail"