▁of ▁Z ia ur ▁Rah man . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁the ▁Vice ▁President ▁of ▁D h aka ▁Journal ists ' ▁Union ▁for ▁two ▁consecutive ▁terms ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁Mol la ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁San war ▁Jah an . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁leaders ▁of ▁J ama at ▁opposed ▁the ▁independence ▁movement ▁in ▁East ▁Pakistan , ▁as ▁they ▁believed ▁it ▁went ▁against ▁Islam ▁to ▁break ▁up ▁the ▁Muslim ▁state . ▁As ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Is l ami ▁Ch atra ▁Sang ha , ▁Qu ader ▁Mol la ▁joined ▁its ▁par amil it ary ▁force , ▁Al - Bad ar , ▁during ▁the ▁Liber ation ▁war ▁of ▁Bang l adesh . ▁He ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁But cher ▁of ▁Mir pur ▁during ▁the ▁war . ▁Bang l adesh ▁achieved ▁independence ▁that ▁year ▁and ▁eventually ▁J ama at ▁was ▁b anned ▁from ▁political ▁participation ▁under ▁the ▁new ▁government . ▁ ▁After ▁assass ination ▁of ▁the ▁president ▁She ikh ▁M uj ib ur ▁Rah man ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁and ▁a ▁military ▁coup , ▁the ▁new ▁government ▁permitted ▁J ama at ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁politics ▁again . ▁Qu ader ▁Mol la ▁became ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁party . ▁By ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁he ▁was ▁assistant ▁secretary ▁general ▁of ▁the ▁party . ▁He ▁was ▁exp elled ▁from ▁Bang l adesh ▁National ▁Press ▁Club ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁prior ▁to ▁the