Anwarul Kabir Talukdar (1 January 1944 – 10 May 2020) was a politician of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and the Liberal Democratic Party. He was a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Jamalpur-4 constituency and state minister of power.[1]
Anwarul Kabir Talukdar | |
|---|---|
আনোয়ারুল কবির তালুকদার | |
| State Minister of Finance and Planning | |
| In office 28 October 2001 – 20 May 2006 | |
| State Minister of Power | |
| In office 21 May 2006 – 30 September 2006 | |
| Preceded by | A. K. M. Mosharraf Hossain |
| Succeeded by | Abdus Sattar Bhuiyan |
| Member of Parliament for Jamalpur-4 | |
| In office 28 October 2001 – 27 October 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Md.Nurul Islam |
| Succeeded by | Murad Hasan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1944 Jamalpur, Bengal, British India |
| Died | 10 May 2020 (aged 76) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Cause of death | COVID-19 |
| Political party | |
| Relatives | Abdus Salam Talukder (uncle) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Bangladesh Pakistan (Before 1971) |
| Branch/service |  Bangladesh Army Pakistan Army |
| Years of service | 1967-1998 |
| Rank |  Major General |
| Unit | Regiment of Artillery |
| Commands |
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| Battles/wars | Bangladesh Liberation War |
Career
editTalukdar served in the Bangladesh Army and retired as a major general. He was elected to parliament from Jamalpur-4.[2] He was the state minister for planning and finance,[3] and later served as the state minister of power in the second Khaleda cabinet. He resigned his post to protest corruption in the power sector.[4] The Bangladesh Nationalist Party government reported that he had not resigned but in fact had been sacked from his ministerial post by the government.[5][6]
Talukdar resigned from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party on 26 October 2006. According to him, he resigned to protest the corruption in the power sector of Bangladesh under the Bangladesh Nationalist Party government. He joined the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) formed that year by him, AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury and Oli Ahmed. He resigned from the LDP on 5 January 2009.[7]
Personal life
editTalukdar was the nephew of Abdus Salam Talukder (1936–1999), a former minister and a secretary general of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[8]
Death
editReferences
edit- ^ "Govt lands roadmap for power sector reform". The Daily Star. 1 June 2006. Archived from the original on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ Shakil, Mirza (12 November 2006). "Jamalpur BNP bigwigs may join LDP with followers". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ "Girls' handball from today". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ "Anwarul Kabir pins hopes on 'people power'". bdnews24.com. 23 May 2007. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ Ahsan, Syed Badrul. "Talukdar and the politics of decency". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ "BD minister sacked over power crisis". Dawn. 30 September 2006. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Talukdar, Kabir and Dewan quit LDP". bdnews24.com. 5 January 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Former state minister Anwarul Kabir Talukder dies of coronavirus". The Daily Observer. 10 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.