A. S. M. Abdur Rob is a Bangladesh

Bangladesh

Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...

i politician. As the Vice President of Dhaka University Students' Union, Rob was the first person to hoist the Flag of Bangladesh

Flag of Bangladesh

The national flag of Bangladesh was adopted officially on 17 January 1972. It is based on a similar flag used during the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971. The map was later deleted from the flag by the order of General Abul Manzur, most likely to simplify the design...

 on 2 March 1971 at the historic location bawt-tawla.

After the independence of Bangladesh, Rob formed the left-wing Jatiyo Samajtantrik Dal

Jatiyo Samajtantrik Dal

The Jatiyo Samajtantrik Dal is a political party in Bangladesh.The party founded in 1972 through the merger of socialist political activists and military officers. It was founded under the leadership of Major Abdul Jalil, a freedom fighter from Barisal District, and was also joined by pro-Awami...

(National Socialist Party). He became the leader of the opposition in 1988 and also served as a minister of Sheikh Hasina's cabinet from 1996-2001.