In August 1969, Faezul Huq was invited to join the Department of
Political Science at the Notre Dame College, Dhaka as a lecturer. He later left the teaching profession and entered full-time politics in March 1970. He was elected as one of the youngest members of the then
Pakistan National Assembly. Faezul Huq was kept in confinement, along with his wife Rukhsana Huq, in July 1971 during the
Bangladesh Liberation War, at
Faisalabad (in then
West Pakistan), and at gunpoint forced to sign a blank piece of paper by the Pakistani forces which would be later used against him in allegations that he had made pro-West Pakistan statements during the War. Faezul Huq, along with his wife, who was pregnant at the time, were released shortly afterwards. In the later years, Faezul Huq tried but ultimately failed to clear his name from the allegations against him: that he had purportedly made pro-West Pakistani statements during the ongoing Liberation War at the time. These allegations would be later repeatedly mentioned by his Bangladeshi political rivals and journalists, so much so, it went into print, which adversely affected Faezul Huq's political career throughout the later years of his life. After the Liberation War, he was accused of allegedly having close ties with the then West Pakistan because he had Pakistani relatives from his maternal side and because of his alleged pro-Pakistani written statement. As a result, he was arrested on 17 December 1971 and imprisoned until September 1972 under the
Collaborators Act, 1972. Faezul Huq was released after a formal appeal from his wife, Rukhsana Huq, with the assistance of Rafiqullah Chaudhury, Secretary to the then Prime Minister
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The appeal was addressed to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman for his consent. It is noteworthy to mention here that during the Liberation War, Faezul Huq was the only Bangladeshi to be accused and arrested by the Pakistani army for assisting the Mukti Bahini on suspicions of providing the latter shelter at his 27, K. M. Das Lane, Tikatuli residence during the war, and post Liberation War, also arrested by the Mukti Bahini on suspicions of siding with West Pakistan due to the pro-West Pakistan libelous statement Faezul Huq was falsely framed with by the Pakistani army. After his release, Faezul Huq stayed away from politics until 1978, when he sought election to the Parliament. He was elected as an MP in 1979. He was made a member of the envoy's pool in 1980, and a Director of
Bangladesh Krishi Bank in 1981. He was appointed a Minister of State in charge of
public works in early 1982, and remained in office until the
1982 Bangladeshi coup d'état in March. From 1982 until 1994, he focused his efforts on social work and sports. He was an active member of the
Lions Club in Bangladesh for 30 years. In 1994, he became involved in politics again, and was elected in the
June 1996 election. He was appointed
Minister of State in charge of the
Ministry of Textiles and Jute. He stood for re-election in the
2001 Bangladeshi general election, losing to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate. Shortly after the 2001 election, the new government opened corruption cases against a number of individuals who had served in
the outgoing government, including Faezul Huq. In his final years, Faezul Huq appeared on numerous current affairs television programs. Faezul Huq also worked as a freelance journalist, writing for newspapers and periodicals including
New Age,
Holiday,
Dhaka Courier,
Financial Express,
Prothom Alo. He was associated with a number of social and sports organizations, including the
Red Crescent Society,
Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Cancer Society, Gregorian Association, Bangladesh - China Friendship Society,
Bangladesh Shooting Federation,
Lions Club of Bangladesh,
Dhaka Club,
Anjuman Mufidul Islam and
Brothers Union Club. Since 2007,
St. Gregory's High School has awarded an
A. K. Faezul Huq Scholarship. ==Personal life==