Biren Sikder | |
Native Name: | বীরেন শিকদার |
Native Name Lang: | bn |
Constituency Mp: | Magura-2 |
Parliament: | Bangladesh |
Term Start: | 25 January 2009 |
Term End: | 6 August 2024 |
Predecessor: | Quazi Kamal |
Term Start1: | 14 July 1996 |
Term End1: | 13 July 2001 |
Predecessor1: | Quazi Kamal |
Office2: | State Minister for Youth and Sports |
Term Start2: | 12 January 2014 |
Term End2: | 7 January 2019 |
Predecessor2: | Mujibul Haque |
Successor2: | Zahid Ahsan Russell |
Birth Date: | 16 October 1949 |
Party: | Bangladesh Awami League |
Alma Mater: | University of Rajshahi |
Biren Sikder (born 16 October 1949) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Magura-2 constituency.[1] [2] [3] [4] He served as the State Minister for Youth and Sports during 2014–2019.
Sikder was born on 16 October 1949.[5] He completed his education under the Jessore Education Board. He completed his B.A. and M.A. from the University of Rajshahi.[6]
From 1968 to 1969, Sikder served as the president of greater Jessore district unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League. In 1985, he was elected chairman of Shalikha Upazila. He was elected to the parliament four times. He was a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Commerce and the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Education. He was the chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee of Textile and Jute Ministry.
Sikder was elected to Parliament from Magura-2 as a candidate of Bangladesh Awami League.[7]