Shahiduzzaman Sarker is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing Naogaon-2 constituency. He is a former Minister of State for Ministry of Planning. Sarkar previously served as the Whip of Treasury Bench of the Parliament of Bangladesh.[1] On 1 May 2020, he became the first member of the Bangladesh Parliament to test positive for COVID-19.[2]
Shahiduzzaman Sarker | |
|---|---|
শহীদুজ্জামান সরকার | |
| Minister of State for Planning | |
| In office 1 March 2024 – 5 August 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
| Minister | Abdus Salam |
| Member of Parliament for Naogaon-2 | |
| In office 25 January 2009 – 6 August 2024 | |
| Preceded by | SM Nuruzzaman |
| Succeeded by | Shamsuzzoha Khan |
| In office 1991–1995 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 December 1955 Naogaon District, East Pakistan, Pakistan |
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Relations | Abbas Ali Mandal (father-in-law) |
Early life
editSarkar was born on 13 December 1955.[3]
Career
editSarker was elected to the parliament from Naogaon-2 in 1991 as a candidate of Bangladesh Awami League.[4] He was re-elected in 2008.[5] He was elected unopposed in 2014 after the main opposition, Bangladesh Nationalist Party, boycotted the election.[6] He was made the parliamentary whip on 25 January 2014.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Banks warned against funding militancy". The Daily Star. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ^ "MP, 3 police, 1 Ansar test positive for COVID-19 in Bangladesh". New Age. 1 May 2020.
- ^ "Md. Shahiduzzaman Sarker". Amarmp. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ^ "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001". Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics. 29 December 2008. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". amardesh.com. Amar Desh Online. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ^ "AL closer to majority before voting". archive.newagebd.net. New Age. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ^ "Feroz made chief whip". The Daily Star. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2018.