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Profile of ministers, state ministers
Staff Correspondent
Ramesh Chandra Sen
Newly appointed Minister for Ministry of Water Resources Ramesh Chandra Sen was born at Ruhia village in Sadar upazila in Thakurgaon district on April 30 in 1940.
lie obtained his graduation from Dinajpur Surandranath College in 1963. He had been serving as an honorary teacher of Ruhia High School since 1970.
Ramesh got involved with
politics of Awaini League (AL) since his student life. He was elected Vice-President ofThakurgaon District Awami League in 1979.
He became president of District Awami League in 2003.
In December 29 parliamentary elections, he was elected a member of parliament (MP) fromThakurgaon -1 constituency.
in his electoral pledges, he said to people that he would work for overall development of the area. He also promised to solve problems of educational institutions in the area.
Dr Afsarul Amin
Dr Afsarul Amin, a physician and a businessman, was born on January I, 1952 at Pahartali In Chittagong.
Son of late Dr Fazlul Amin and Hazera Khatun, Afsarul obtained his MBBS degree from Chittagong Medical College in 1979.
He got involved in student politics of Bangladesh Chhatra League since his student life and became its president
Rezaul Karim Hira
Land Minister Rezaul Karim Hira was born on December 1 in 1942 in Jamalpur district.
After completing his matriculation, he, also a businessman, started his career in politics. I Ie took part in the War of Liberation and served as a joint convenor of Sangram Parishad formed by Awami League (AL) being the general
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He also served in Jamalpur Central Cooperative Bank as its director, vice-president and president. He was also the vice president of Jamalpur district AL.
Rezaul was elected as member of parliament in 1996 and 2001 elections. He served as a member of the standing committee on cultural ministry in the eighth parliament.
In his electoral pledges, he said that he would implement the long-standing demand to build a bridge in Nandina Ferighat.
Being imbued with the noble cause of independence, Afsarul also participated in the liberation war in 1971.
He was the vice-president of South Kattoli Ward unit of Awami League for long until he became the relief and social welfare secretary of Chittagong city unit AL in 1992.
Afsarul was elected organising secretary of Chittagongcity AL unit in 1997 and joint secretary in its last convocation on June 27, 2006.
Elected from Chittagong-9, the minister pledged to fulfil his election commitments
Abdul Latif Biswas
Newly appointed Minister for Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock Abdul Latif Biswas was born in Belkuchi upazila in Sirajganj district.
After passing the Dakhil examination, he was admitted to Belkuchi Degree College where he obtained his graduation degree in 1986.
He entered into politics during his student life and joined Bangladesh Chhatra League.
Biswas, also a businessman, was elected chairman of Dowlatpur Union Parishad twice in 1983 and 1988. In 1988, he contested and won from jail.
He was elected a member of parliament (MP) in 1986 -with Awami League ticket. ( {
In December 29 parliamentary elections, he was re-elected a lawmaker from Sirajganj -5 constituency.
In his electoral pledges, he said that he would strive hard to rejuvenate sick handloom industry and protect the area from erosion by the Jamuna.
Enamul Haq Mostafa Shahid
Newly appointed Minister for Ministry of Social Welfare Enamul Haq Mostafa Shahid yesterday urged the officials of his ministry to work together for changing the fate of deprived people in society.
He said this while addressing the officials of his ministry and different departments.
He further said that his ministry would work for betterment of the distressed, help-
less, orphans, disabled and vagrants.
He also advised the officials to work sincerely for welfare of disadvantaged people
Dr Abdur Razzak
Born in 1950 in Tangail, Food and Disaster Management Minister Dr Abdur Razzak has been involved in politics since his student life.
He completed his graduation from Bangladesh Agricultural University in 1971 and did his PhD from Purdue University in the USA in 1983.
A former director of Bangladesh Agriculture Research Council, Dr Razzak
took part in anti-Ayub movement, six-point movement and 11-point mass movement. He was also jailed for his involvement in such movements.
Dr Razzak, a freedom fighter, was a company commander during the Liberation War. He was the first person to hoist the national flag inTangail in independentBangladesh.
- -He was the secretary-general of-Bangladesh Agronomist restitution in 1996-97.
He was also elected a member of parliament from Tangail-1 constituency in the eighth national parliamentary election.
In his electoral pledges this year, he said that he would take steps to establish Dhanbari as a full-fledged upazila. bring gas pipeline to the area and meet the demands of indigenous people.
DipankarTalukder Newly appointed State Minister for CHT Affairs DipankarTalukder was born on December 12, 1952 at Rangamati Sadar upazila.
Dipankar completed his matriculation from Bandarban Govt High School in 1968 and HSC from Dhaka College in 1971. He did his honours degree in English from Dhaka University in 1975.
The minister, also president
Yafes Osman
of Rangamati district unit Awami League, joined the party in 1973 and was made foreign affairs secretary of the central committee of Bangladesh Chhatra League.
He also served as the secretary of Rangamati district AL from 1986 to 1989. He was made the district unit president in 1990.
Dipankar was elected as a member of parliament for three times in 1991,1996 and 2008.
Implementation of the CHT Peace TYeaty, ensuring gas supply and turning the Rangamati Govt College into a university are among his electoral pledges.
Newly appointed State Minister for Information and Communication Technology Yafes Osman was born in Chittagongon May 1 in 1946.
Son of prominent poet Shawkat Osman, he passed the Secondary School Certificate examination from Chittagong Muslim High School in 1963. He did his graduation in Architecture from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. He was elected the Vice President of the Engineering University Central Students' Union in 1970.
He got involved in politics as a member of Bangladesh Chhatra Union. Later, he joined Awami League and became its Science and Technology Secretary.
The state minister is a freedom fighter who fought the liberation war of Bangladesh in Sector No-2 in 1971.
Tanzim Ahmed SohelTaj
Tanzim Ahmed SohelTaj, son of the country's first prime minister Tajuddin Ahmed, was born in Kapasia upazila under Gazipur district on January 5 in 1970.
He obtained Bachelor of Business Administration degree from American University in Bulgaria. He completed his masters from Gordon University in the USA in 2008.
He was elected member of
AhadAliSarker
State Minister for Youth and Sports Ahad Ali Sarker was bom in 1951 in Natore.
A valiant freedom fighter Ahad defeated former deputy minister Ruhul Kuddus Talukdar Dulu's wife Sabina Yasmin.
Ahad, who survived the August 21 grenade attacks on Awami League, got involved in politics from his student life. He was the president of Natore Nawab Siraj-ud-Doula Govt
parliament in 2001 with Awami League ticket. He served as a member of standing committee on youth and sports ministry.
Tanzim was appointed the state minister for home affairs.
College unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League.
After the August 15 tragedy in 1975, Ahad was arrested while he was reorganising party workers during the martial law of Ziaur Rahman. He suffered detention during the martial law of HM Ershad.
He was elected twice as Natore Sadar upazila parishad chairman in 1985 and 1990. In the last parliamentary elections, he lost to Dulu by a nominal margin ofvotes.
Supply of gas in the region was the first priority among his election pledges. He also pledged to try to implement the Narad and Halda canal project, among others.
Begum Munnujan
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Newly appointed State Minister for Ministry of Labour and Employment Begum Munnujan Sufian started her political career in 1968 as president of Khulna Girls’ College unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League.
Graduated from Khulna Girls' College in 1969, Begum Munnujan is wife of Prof Abu Sufian, a prominent labour leader and freedom fighter who
was later gunned down by assailants near Minakkhi Cinema Hall at Daulatpur in Kit ulna city.
Also a freedom fighter and pioneer of democratic movements, she entered into labour politics a few months after tragic death ofher husband.
Munnujan Sufian who heads a number of labour organisations in her constituency became a member of Awami League centralworkingcommitteein 1996.
She was elected a member of parliament (MP) from Khulna-3 constituency in 1996 from reserved seats for women.
In her electoral pledges, she said she would try to reopen closed jute mills and reinstate sacked workers. She also said she would take step for supply of gas to Kit ulna through pipelines.
Dr Hasan Mahmud
Newt)’ elected State Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Hasan Mahmud was born on June 5. 1963 at Rangunia upazila in Chittagong.
He completed his BSc Honours and Masters in Chemistry from Chittagong University (CU) in 1987 and 1989 respectively
The minister obtained his higher degree on international polincs from Geneva in 1996. He did another post-graduation in Environmental Science from Breeze Universit)' of Brussels in Belgium in the sameyear.
Dr Hasan obtained his PhD
degree in Environmental Chemistry from Limburg University in the years of2000-2001. . u
He has been doing politics since his student fife. He was the senior vice-president of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) unit at CU in 1986 and president in 1989-90.
Dr Hasan perfonned as die general secretary of Belgium chapter of Awami League (AD since 1995 until he returned home in 2001 He had been the assistant personal secretary (APS) to AL chief Sheikh Hasina since November2001.
At the same time, he was also the central secretary for forest and environment affairs of the party.
Dr Hasan, who ran in the general elections from Cliittagong 6 constituency. pledged to take initiative to rebuild Mariainnagar embankment to save all the unions from the Karnaphuli erosion.
1 Ie also said that he would try to make Rangunia free of terrorists and would build road and odier infrastructures.
Fizar
Newly appointed State Minister for. Environment Mostafizur Rahman Fizar was born at Phulbari upazila in Dinajpur on November 29 in 1953.
He obtained his LLM degree from Rajshahi University.
He was elected member of parliament five times since 1986. In the seventh parliament, he served as the chairman of the standing committee on disaster management and relief ministry. He also served as members of the parliamentary standing committee on public accounts and on communication ministry.
Fizar who was elected from Dinajpur-5 constituency on Awami League ticket on the December 29 elections pledged that he would ensure supply of agricultural apparatus with a lesser price and diesel, fertiliser and pesticides in fair price. He also pledged to take initiative to construct roads, bridges and culverts in the area on priority basis.
Captain (retd) ABM Tajul Islam
Newly appointed state minister for liberation war affairs ministry, Captain (retd) ABM Tajul Islam was born in Brahimbaria district on May 5, 1951.
He studied Economics at Dhaka University. He took part in the War of Liberation and joined Bangladesh Army. During the war, he fought in Sector-3.
He was arrested after the
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and was forced to go premature retirement in 1976.
Tajul was elected president of Banchharampur Upazila Awami League (AL) in 1984. He was elected as the first secretary of Liberation War affairs of
He was elected as a member of parliament from Brahimbaria-6 constituency in 1996 elections.
Tajul Islam pledged to the people that he would work together with people of every stakes and take steps to pre-ventriver erosion.
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