Zikrul Haque

Haque was born on 1 September 1914 to a Bengali family of Muslim Sheikhs in Saidpur, Rangpur district, Bengal Presidency.

[1] During his time at the medical school, he made contact with the likes of Prime Minister A.K.

[2] Haque's career began at the Hazarihat Charitable Dispensary under Darwary Hospital in Saidpur as an unpaid medical officer.

[2] He joined the Muslim League after the Partition of Bengal in 1947, serving as the secretary of its Nilphamari branch and later its president.

[1] A clash occurred between Bengalis and Biharis on 23 March 1971 after the raising of the Flag of Pakistan in Saidpur, to which many took shelter at Haque's residence.