A. J. M. Nasir Uddin Explained

A. J. M. Nasir Uddin
Native Name:আ জ ম নাছির উদ্দীন
Native Name Lang:bn
Office:Vice President of Bangladesh Cricket Board
1Blankname:BCB President
1Namedata:Nazmul Hassan
Term Start:16 September 2014
Term End:21 August 2024
Predecessor:Mahbub Anam
Office1:5th Mayor of Chittagong
Term Start1:7 May 2015
Term End1:4 August 2020
Predecessor1:M. Manjur Alam
Successor1:Mohammed Khorshed Alam Sujon
Birth Date:1957 1, df=y
Birth Place:Chittagong, East Pakistan
Nationality:Bangladeshi
Party:Bangladesh Awami League[1]
Spouse:Shirin Akter
Children:2
Profession:Businessman, politician

Abu Jahed Mohammad Nasir Uddin aka A. J. M. Nasir Uddin[2] (Bengali: আ জ ম নাসির উদ্দিন; born 1 January 1957)[3] is a Bangladeshi politician and former Mayor[4] of Chittagong.[5] [6] He is also the vice president of Bangladesh Cricket Board.

Personal life

Uddin was born on 1 January 1957 in Andarkilla, Chittagong. He completed his primary level education at Kadam Mubarak Primary school then completed S.S.C. in 1973 from Government Muslim High School. He completed H.S.C and his graduation at Chittagong College.[7]

Career

On 24 January 1993, a rally of Awami league led by Sheikh Hasina at Laldighi Maidan, Chittagong was attacked. After which a case was filed by Sufian Siddique, Bangladesh Chattra League leader, against 28 including Uddin. Bangladesh Police submitted the charge sheet in the case on 7 March 1993.[8] Uddin was acquitted in the case on 23 July 2015.[9]

Uddin submitted his nomination form to contest the mayoral election in Chittagong on 31 March 2015.[10] He won on 30 April 2015 the election defeating the candidate of Bangladesh Nationalist Party Mohammad Manjur Alam. Bangladesh Nationalist Party called the vote rigged and boycotted it.[11] A voter was threatened with three years imprisonment by a polling agent of Uddin saying that his vote had already been cast.[12] In 2017, Uddin traded barbs with former mayor ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury.[13]

On 3 April 2019, Uddin slapped an engineer of National Housing Authority over land disputes regarding construction of sewage line between National Housing Authority and Chittagong City Corporation.[14] On 28 October 2019, he forced Hasina Mohiuddin, the wife of the former Mayor of Chittagong ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury, off the stage at a program of Awami League.[15] He presented the Chittagong City Key to cricketer Shakib Al Hasan.[16]

After Uddin's term as Mayor of Chittagong ended in 2020 he did not receive a nomination from Awami League for the future election. He blamed it on a "conspiracy".[17] Awami League nominated Rezaul Karim Chowdhury to contest the Chittagong Mayoral election.[18]

Notes and References

  1. News: AL-backed AJM Nasir Uddin leads in Chittagong City Corporation mayoral polls . The Daily Observer . 27 October 2015.
  2. News: Nasir Uddin new mayor of Chittagong . Risingbd.com . 27 October 2015.
  3. News: Nasir takes over as Chittagong mayor . New Age . 27 October 2015.
  4. News: CCC Mayor AJM Nasir Uddin visiting different areas in Chittagong City Corporation yesterday . The New Nation . 27 October 2015.
  5. News: AL-backed AJM Nasir Uddin leads in Chittagong City Corporation mayoral polls . bdnews24.com . 27 October 2015.
  6. News: Nasir takes over as CCC mayor . NTVBD . 27 October 2015.
  7. Web site: Brief Description . AJM Nasir Uddin . 17 October 2019 . 22 October 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191022002914/http://www.ajmnasiruddin.com/en/brief_description.php . dead .
  8. News: 2015-06-24. No attack took place at Hasina's Ctg rally in 1993. 2021-04-24. The Daily Star. en.
  9. News: 2015-07-23. Nasir, Hazari acquitted in 22-yr-old case. 2021-04-24. The Daily Star. en.
  10. News: 2015-03-29. Nasir, Manjur submit nomination form in Ctg. 2021-04-24. The Daily Star. en.
  11. News: 2015-04-29. Nasir wins Ctg polls. 2021-04-24. The Daily Star. en.
  12. News: 2015-04-29. Go home or spend three years in jail. 2021-04-24. The Daily Star. en.
  13. News: 2017-04-12. Mohiuddin, Nasir at loggerheads. 2021-04-24. The Daily Star. en.
  14. News: 2019-04-03. CCC mayor 'slaps' NHA engineer. 2021-04-24. The Daily Star. en.
  15. News: 2019-10-28. CCC mayor 'forces' Hasina Mohiuddin off stage in Ctg. 2021-04-24. The Daily Star. en.
  16. News: 2019-07-31. Shakib receives key to the city. 2021-04-24. The Daily Star. en.
  17. News: 2020-02-18. I'm a victim of conspiracy: Ctg Mayor Nasir. 2021-04-24. The Daily Star. en.
  18. News: 2020-02-16. AL picks new face over AJM Nasir for Ctg mayor polls. 2021-04-24. The Daily Star. en.