The death anniversary of Bengal tiger famous politician Sher Bangla Abul Kashem (AK) Fazlul Haque is known as AK Fazlul Haque and Sher-e-Bangla.
AK Fazlul Haque was born on October 26, 1873 in the then Bakherganj (now Barisal). He was better known to the people as Sher-e-Bangla and Haque Sahib, a lawyer of a wide variety.
He was well known as a Bengali diplomat in the early 20th century. He served as the Calcutta Metor (1935), Prime Minister of Undivided Bengal (1937-1943), Prime Minister of East Pakistan (1954), Pakistan Home Minister (1955) and Governor of East Pakistan (1956-1958) in his career.
On October 27, 1958, he was awarded the title of Helal-e-Pakistan, Pakistan's second highest medal.
In undivided Bengal, he formed a political party called Krishak Praja Party, which he spoke for the interests of both the lower caste Hindus and Muslims. Fazlul Haque's Krishak Praja Party had a political rivalry with the Muslim League. The famous lawyer and politician died on April 26, 1962.
