Shahiduzzaman Sarker Explained

Shahiduzzaman Sarker
Native Name:শহীদুজ্জামান সরকার
Native Name Lang:bn
Office:Minister of State for Planning
Termstart:1 March 2024
Termend:5 August 2024
Primeminister:Sheikh Hasina
Minister:Abdus Salam
Constituency Mp1:Naogaon-2
Parliament:Bangladesh
Term Start1:25 January 2009
Term End1:6 August 2024
Term Start2:1991
Term End2:1995
Predecessor1:SM Nuruzzaman
Successor1:Shamsuzzoha Khan
Birth Place:Naogaon District, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Birth Date:13 December 1955
Party:Bangladesh Awami League
Relations:Abbas Ali Mandal (father-in-law)

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]

Early life

Sarkar was born on 13 December 1955.[3]

Career

Sarker 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]

Notes and References

  1. News: Banks warned against funding militancy. 5 March 2018. The Daily Star. 24 March 2015. en.
  2. News: MP, 3 police, 1 Ansar test positive for COVID-19 in Bangladesh . New Age . 1 May 2020.
  3. Web site: Md. Shahiduzzaman Sarker. Amarmp. 5 March 2018.
  4. Web site: Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001. Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics. 5 March 2018. 29 December 2008. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20081229002713/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=47. 29 December 2008.
  5. News: Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results. 5 March 2018. amardesh.com. Amar Desh Online. 26 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180226152015/http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=41&Year=2008. dead.
  6. News: AL closer to majority before voting. 5 March 2018. archive.newagebd.net. New Age. 3 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210503164909/http://archive.newagebd.net/260342/al-closer-to-majority-before-voting/. dead.
  7. News: Feroz made chief whip. 5 March 2018. The Daily Star. 25 January 2014. en.