Narayan Chandra Chanda (born 12 March 1945)[2] is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former Minister of Land served in 2024. He is a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Khulna-5 constituency, and a former Minister of Fisheries and Livestock.[3][4][5]
Narayan Chandra Chanda | |
|---|---|
নারায়ন চন্দ্র চন্দ | |
| Minister of Land | |
| In office 11 January 2024 – 6 August 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Saifuzzaman Chowdhury |
| Member of the Bangladesh Parliament for Khulna-5 | |
| In office 25 January 2009 – 6 August 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Mia Golam Parwar |
| In office 2000 – 13 July 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Salahuddin Yusuf |
| Minister of Fisheries and Livestock | |
| In office 2 January 2018[1] – 7 January 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Sayedul Haque |
| Succeeded by | SM Rezaul Karim |
| State Minister of Fisheries and Livestock | |
| In office 25 January 2014 – 2 January 2018 | |
| Succeeded by | Ashraf Ali Khan Khasru |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 March 1945 Khulna, Bengal Province, British India |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Occupation | Politician |
Early life
editChanda was born on 12 March 1945 in Dumuria Upazila of Khulna district.
Career
editChanda was elected chairman of Bhandarpara Union Parishad of Dumuria upazila in the first union council election of Bangladesh. He had been elected Chairman for six consecutive times. He was elected a Member of Parliament in the Dumuria-Fultala (Khulna-5) constituency in the by-elections held on 27 December 2000 after the death of the then Health Minister Salahuddin Yusuf. He was again elected a Member of Parliament in the ninth parliamentary election of 2008. He was elected unopposed for the third time in the 10th parliamentary election in 2014, which the opposition boycotted citing unfair conditions for the election.[6] He got the office of State Minister of Fisheries and Live stocks in this term and later in 2018 he was preceded by Mohammad Sayedul Haque and got the office of Ministry of Fisheries and live stocks.[citation needed]
Following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government, Chanda was detained by the Border Guard Bangladesh in Jhenaidah while allegedly fleeing to India.[7]
Personal life
editChanda's son, Abhijit Chandra Chanda, died in January 2020 after committing suicide.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Cabinet gets 3 new ministers, one state minister". Dhaka Tribune. 2 January 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "Constituency 103_11th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "List of 10th Parliament Members English". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ^ "Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy celebrates Independence Day". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ Saha, Moloy (7 January 2019). "Ministers dropped from Bangladesh cabinet". New Age. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ^ "Bangladesh opposition to boycott elections". Al Jazeera. 2 December 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ "Ex-land minister Narayan Chandra Chanda arrested". The Business Standard. 7 October 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Ex-minister's son 'commits suicide'". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 4 April 2020.