A. K. Fazlul Huq
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Abul Kasem Fazlul Huq, popularly known as Sher-e-Bangla, was a Pakistani statesman, lawyer, and politician who served as the first and longest-serving prime minister of Bengal during the British Raj.
Formal portrait, c. 1948
Huq's birthplace, the Saturia Mia Bari at Rajapur Upazila, of Jhalokati District
The Calcutta High Court, where Huq practised law for over 40 years
Huq joined the All India Muhammadan Education Conference in Dhaka in 1906, which founded the All-India Muslim League.
Bengal Legislative Assembly
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The Bengal Legislative Assembly was the largest legislature in British India, serving as the lower chamber of the legislature of Bengal. It was established under the Government of India Act 1935. The
A. K. Fazlul Huq, the 1st Prime Minister of Bengal, with Bengali Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore
Tagore's letter to Prime Minister Nazimuddin regarding the release of a Jewish lecturer who had been detained by the British government
Mahatma Gandhi with the 3rd and last Prime Minister Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy
Prafulla Chandra Ghosh (left) and Mohammad Ali (right) in the Bengal Secretariat. The former became West Bengal's first premier ; the latter became Pakistan's third Prime Minister