Early Life and Political Carrier
Hashim graduated from Burdwan Raj College in 1928, which was then affiliated with the University of Calcutta, and earned a law degree in 1931 from the same university. Then he started his law practice at the court of Burdwan. He took part in the election to the Bengal Legislative Council in 1936, and participated in the All India Muslim League conference At Allahabad in 1938. He also participated in Muslim League’s Lahore conference in 1940 and became the General Secretary of the party in 1944. He maintained a political proximity with Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy. Through Hashim's leadership, the success of the Muslim League came through in the 1946 election. He also participated in the United Bengal Movement in 1947, a movement which was opposed by his party. After the partition of India, Hashim became the parliamentary leader of the opposition in West Bengal Provincial Assembly. In 1950, he moved to East Bengal and settled in Dhaka. He is the father of Prof. Bodruddin Omar a renowned colamist in Bangladesh.
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