Md Zakir Hossain Explained

Md Zakir Hossain
Native Name:জাকির হোসেন
Native Name Lang:bn
Office:Minister of State for Primary and Mass Education
Primeminister:Sheikh Hasina
Term Start:7 January 2019
Term End:10 January 2024
Predecessor:Mostafizur Rahman
Successor:Rumana Ali
Constituency Mp1:Kurigram-4
Parliament1:Bangladesh
Term Start1:3 January 2019
Predecessor1:Ruhul Amin
Party:Bangladesh Awami League
Nationality:Bangladeshi
Birth Date: df=y 2 July 1966
Termend1:7 January 2024

Md Zakir Hossain (born 2 July 1966)[1] is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Kurigram-4 constituency.[1] He is a former state minister of Primary and Mass Education.

Career

Hossain was elected to the parliament on 30 December 2018 from Kurigram-4 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate. He was appointed the state minister of primary and mass education in the fourth Hasina cabinet.[2]

On 26 November 2023, the Awami League announced the final list of its 298 candidates to contest the 2024 national election, which did not include Hossain.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Constituency 28_11th_En. 2021-05-23. Bangladesh Parliament . https://web.archive.org/web/20210523072427/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/current-mp-s/list-of-11th-parliament-members-english/309-mps-category/mps-of-11th-parliament/3613-constituency-28-11th-en . 2021-05-23.
  2. News: Those who are new state ministers . 24 February 2019 . The Daily Star . 6 January 2019 . en.
  3. Web site: Hasan . Rashidul . 2023-11-26 . AL nomination: Many controversial lawmakers left out . 2023-11-28 . The Daily Star . en.