Setting history right

"He (i.e. Moulana Bhashani) was dismayed when both Sher- e- Bangla AK Fazlul Huq and Shaheed Suhrawardy joined the central government of Pakistan as ministers in Mohammed Ali Bogra's cabinet without showing any regard for the pre-election pledges."

The above comments in the write up by Professor Manik escaped my notice in Dhaka, but when I arrived in the USA, some friends brought it to my notice, because Sher-e-Bangla also happens to be my father. Both as his son and a student of political science, especially contemporary politics of the then Pakistan, I can assert with all authority at my command that Sher-e- Bangla never, ever, was a member of Mohammed Ali's cabinet at any time. Of course, he had joined the cabinet of Choudhury Mohammed Ali, and I would need at least 1500 words to explain that situation if anybody is interested. The question of any regard or disregard for the pre-election pledges therefore does not arise at all because there were no general elections on an all-Pakistan basis during the period which Professor Manik was talking about. Of course, the Jukto Front had pledged many things but when it was dissolved in late 1954 and after the senior leaders shifted to central politics, the pledges automatically became redundant. And as far as Mr. Suhrawardy is concerned, I am not quite sure whether he joined the cabinet of Mohammed Ali Bogra for a brief period . And that is it. Professor Manik or anyone interested in detailed history of that period may write to me at the following e-mail address: faezul@hotmail.com.