adesh ▁since ▁ 1 9 7 1 ) ▁played ▁an ▁important ▁role ▁in ▁f oment ing ▁national ist ▁asp ir ations ▁of ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁Bang l adesh . ▁During ▁the ▁liber ation ▁war ▁( from ▁ 2 6 ▁March ▁to ▁ 1 6 ▁December ▁ 1 9 7 1 ), ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁ro ving ▁amb assador ▁for ▁Bang l adesh ▁and ▁lo bb ied ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Post - in dep end ence ▁activities ▁After ▁the ▁independence ▁of ▁Bang l adesh , ▁Sob han ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁She ikh ▁M uj ib ur ▁Rah man ' s ▁four ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Pl anning ▁Commission . ▁He ▁left ▁the ▁country ▁after ▁he ▁was ▁asked ▁to ▁quit . ▁Upon ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁Bang l adesh ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁he ▁joined ▁Bang l adesh ▁Institute ▁of ▁Development ▁Studies ▁( B ID S ) ▁and ▁later ▁he ▁founded ▁the ▁Centre ▁for ▁Policy ▁Dialog ue ▁( CP D ). ▁Currently ▁he ▁is ▁the ▁chairman ▁of ▁C PD , ▁which ▁is ▁active ▁in ▁open ▁public ▁discuss ions ▁of ▁policy ▁issues , ▁particularly ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁govern ance . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁an ▁ad visor ▁of ▁the ▁Care t aker ▁Government ▁in ▁Bang l adesh ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 – 9 1 . ▁ ▁Family ▁Sob han ▁married ▁Sal ma ▁Sob han ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁bar r ister ▁in ▁Pakistan , ▁an ▁academic ▁and ▁a ▁human ▁rights ▁activ ist