Abdul Matin Khasru

Abdul Matin Khasru
আবদুল মতিন খসরু
Khasru in 2018
Minister of Law and Justice
In office
14 January 1997 – 15 July 2001
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byMirza Ghulam Hafiz
Succeeded byMoudud Ahmed
Member of Parliament
for Comilla-5
In office
5 March 1991 – 24 November 1995
Preceded byMohammad Yunus
In office
14 July 1996 – 13 July 2001
Preceded byMujibur Rahman
In office
25 January 2009 – 14 April 2021
Preceded byMohammad Yunus
Succeeded byAbul Hashim Khan
Personal details
Born(1950-02-12)12 February 1950
Comilla District, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
Died14 April 2021(2021-04-14) (aged 71)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
Alma materComilla Victoria Government College
OccupationLawyer, Politician

Abdul Matin Khasru (12 February 1950 – 14 April 2021)[1][2][3] was a Bangladeshi lawyer and politician. He was a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Comilla-5 constituency during 1991–1995, 1996–2001 and 2009–2021.[4][5][6][7] He served in the first Hasina cabinet as Minister of Law and Justice from 1997 until 2001.[8]

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  3. ^ "Supreme Court Bar president Abdul Matin Khasru dies of Covid-19". The Business Standard. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Constituency 253". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
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  8. ^ "Honorable Minister". Law and Justice Division. Archived from the original on 22 January 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2017.