Mashiur Rahman

Mashiur Rahman (9 July 1924 – 12 March 1979), also known as Jadu Mia (Bengali: জাদু মিয়া, lit. 'Man of Magic'), was a senior minister, with the rank and status of prime minister, in charge of the Ministry of Railways, Roads and Highways of Bangladesh from 29 June 1978 to 12 March 1979.

He was the founder of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party; the whole process of transition to multi-party democracy was his brainchild. He named the party, and the election symbol was given to the party from his party, the National Awami Party (Bhashani) (NAP).

He also made the formal Declaration of Independence of Bangladesh from his party NAP (there were two major political parties in the then East Pakistan, one National Awami Party, NAP and Awami League), on the 23 March 1971, when Sheikh Mujib was still negotiating for the premiership of Pakistan with the military junta of Pakistan, not giving the formal declaration despite people's determination for a free, independent country.

Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mashiur_Rahman_(politician%2C_born_1924)