In this episode, I talk to Chowdhury Abd-Allah Quaseed who is the grandson of the famous Faridpur politician Lalmia. Quaseed talks to me about his grandfather, who represented Faridpur in the Bengal Legislative Council, the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan, and the National Assembly of Pakistan. This episode is also available on YouTube.
Lalmia speaking at the High Commission of Pakistan in New Delhi in 1964
Letter from Prime Minister Mohammad Ali of Bogra to Lalmia on 30 April 1953
Lalmia attending a cabinet meeting of President Ayub Khan
Lalmia with Indonesia’s founding president Sukarno
Lalmia on a boat ride in Faridpur
Lalmia with Jinnah and Suhrawardy at a rally in Calcutta
Lalmia and his brother Mohon Mia with Sir Khawja Nazimuddin in Faridpur
Mohon Mia and his associates in London
Lalmia with the Swedish Ambassador to Pakistan discussing human resources and the export of manpower from East Pakistan to Scandinavia
Lalmia oversees plans for a development project
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose with Lalmia at Moez Manzil in 1924
Lalmia hosting delegates of the All India Motion Pictures Association at Moez Manzil in 1934
The three brothers Lalmia, Mohon Mia and Taramia with the Faridpur hockey team
Lalmia’s youngest brother Taramia with a friend and their bicycles
