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Profile of ministers, state ministers
Matia Chowdhury
Newly appointed Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury was born on June 30, 1942 nt Pirjopur district.
As a student of Eden Girls' College in Dhaka she Involved herself in student politics, becoming Vice President of the Students' Union in 1963.
In 1967, Matia, popularly known as? 'Daughter of Fire'
Syed Ashraful Islam
Newly appointed Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Syed Ashraful Islam, was born in 1952 in the Mymensingh town.
Ashraful is an MA and is a businessman by profession. He was involved in politics
joined the East Pakistan Awami Party and became a member of its working committee. Between 1970 and 1971, she was an active participant in the Bangladesh's independence struggle, campaigning, lobbying, and nursing the wounded.
In 1971, she became Organising Secretary of Awami League (AL). She was arrested several times during the period of late president Ziaur Rahman and former president HMErshad.
In 1996, she was elected a lawmaker and took the charge of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food under the Awami League government.
Matia has pledged to the people of Nakla and Nalitabari to meet the demands of them with highest priority. She would build up Pichhlakuri bridge over Isamati River and permanent step to prevent wild elephants' attack in the hilly areas of Nalitabari.
AMA Muhith
Born in Sylhet, newly appointed Finance Minister AMA Muhith obtained his BA honours in English Literature in 1954 and MA from Dhaka University in 1955.
Muhith joined Pakistan Civil Service in the following year. During his service life he studied at Oxford University during 1957-58 and at
from the student life. I Ie became the general secretary of greater Mymensingh district Chhatra League and assistant publicity secretary of the central unit.
He also worked as the acting general secretary of Awami League (AL) after the arrest of its general secretary Abdul Jalil. Now he is working as the spokesman of Awami League.
He is the son of Syed Nazrul Islam, acting president of the then Mujibnagar government in 1971.
Ashraful went to the United Kingdom after the killing of his father in prison along with three other national leaders in 1975. He came back to Bangladesh in 1996 and was elected lawmaker from Kishoreganj Sadar in the 7th national elections. He was elected a lawmaker in the 2001 election too. He worked as a member of tire parliamentary standing committee on foreign ministry.
His electoral pledges include building up developed road and rail link from Dhaka to Kishoreganj.
Advocate Sahara
Khatun
Newly appointed Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun was bom in Dhaka on March 1 in 1943.
Sahara is the law secretary of Awami League. She is a lawmaker from Dhaka-18 constituency. She also participated in the sixth parliamentary elections in 1991 where she lost to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia.
Sahara, a BA and LLB, is a lawyer by profession. She is the founding president of Bangladesh Awami Ainjibi ParLshad and General Secretary of Bangladesh Mahila Samity.
She has also contributed in the liberation war and has been Involved in politics since student life.
Sahara pledged to people in her constituency that he would reconstruct the roads and improve the drainage system in the area.
Barrister Shafique Ahmed
Barrister Shafique Ahmed, who has been given the portfolio of law ministry, was born on July 16,1937 in Comilla.
He obtained his BA (honours) and MA in geography from Dhaka University in 1958 and 1959. He obtained LLB from DU in 1963 and LLM
from King's College, I-ondon in 1967.1 Ie received his bar-atlawfromLincons Inn.
He taught in DU from 1969 to 1973 He was enrolled as an advocate in the High Court in 1967 and in the Appellate Division in 1989 as a senior advocate. He was twice elected the president of Supreme Court Bar Association where he is currently holding the position,
Harvard University during 1963-64.
He joined the language movement at its initial stage during 1947-1948 in Sylhet. He was a member of the Central Committee for the Language Movement.
Muhith served as the general secretary of the central committee of the Pakistan Civil Service Association during 1960-1969. In 1966, he was honoured with the Tamgha e Khidmat award by the Pakistan government.
He joined the Pakistan Embassy in the USA as Economic Councilor in 1969. He participated in the Liberation war. He took over as the chief ofBangladesh mission in Washington in 1971.
He was appointed the first planning secretary in January 1972 and after three months he was sent toWashington to work as the economic minister. He also served as charge de affairs there for some time till joining as the Alternate executive director of the World Bank. In 1977 he returned to the country and joined as the secretary of External Resources Division.
Muhith resigned from the government job in December in 1981. He joined General Ershad's cabinet in 1982, and resigned in November 1983. He then left for the USA where he stayed for years: Muhith served for the Asian Development Bank in 2000 and in 2001.
The pledges Muhith made include preventing unplanned urbanisation and saving the environment of the area and taking steps to shift the Sylhet Central Jail from the city heart to another place to build up recreation park.
Nurul Islam Nahid
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid was born in Beanibazar upazila in Sylhet onjuly5,1945.
He studied in Sylhet MC College and Dhaka University.
Nahid was an elected president of Bangladesh Chhatra Union in 1970 and a founding president of Jubo Union in 1976. Nahid became
DrDipuMoni
Dr Dipu Moni, the women affairs secretary of Awami League (AL), is the first woman to take the foreign affairs portfolio in Bangladesh.
She studied at Dhaka Medical College (MBBS), Johns Hopkins University of Public Health (MPH), and the University of London.
Dipu Moni, who was
elected from Chandpur-3 constituency, pledged to the people that she would carry out development programmes in the area.
She is the daughter of late MA Wadud, a close associate of Bangabandhu.
She is married to advocate Tawfique Nawaz and mother of two sons and a daughter.
Khandaker
Mosharraf Hossain
Engineer Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, newly appointed minister for labour and employment and expatriates welfare and overseas employment, was born on September 29 in 1942.
He completed his BSc in Civil Engineering and MSc in Traffic and Highway Engineering from Buet in 1959 and 1963 respectively.
He worked as consultant in different international organisa tion including UNDP, ILO and WFP.
Khandaker Mosharraf was a visiting professor at Buet
Taking steps to protect river erosion by using scientific meth ods and taking initiative to increase educational standard arc among his electoral pledges.
Col Faruk Khan
Born in Dhaka on September 18 in 1951, newly appointed Commerce Minister Col (retd) Faruk Khan was elected lawmaker for three times in a row since the 7th parliamentary elections in 1996.
Col Faruk started his professional life as a commissioned officer in the then Pakistan Army. He completed
his graduation from Pakistan Military Academy and masters in Defence Studies from Defence Services and Staff College in Mirpur. He also received higher education in defence related subjects from the United States.
Faruk, also the industries and commerce secretary of AL, worked as a member of the parliamentary standing committees on government institutions affairs and youth and sports ministry-
Elected from Gopalganj-1, he pledged to the people that he would protectVatiapara riverbank area and construct a bridge at Kalna which would ease the road link from Dhaka to Khulna and Mongla.
general secretary of Communist Party ofBangladesh in 1991.
He joined Awami League (AL) in 1994.
Nahid was elected lawmaker from sylhet-6 constituency as a candidate of AL in 1996. He served the parliamentary committee on education ministry as a chairman during the last AL government.
He participated in the 55th general assembly of the United Nations as a member ofBangladesh team.
Nurul Islam, who was elected from Sylhet-6 constituency, pledged to the people that he would ensure arranging gas pipeline in the area and supply of electricity in important villages.
GM Quader
Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Golam Mohammad Quader was born on February 24 in 1948 at West Bengal in India.
He obtained his BSC Engineering (Mechanical) from Buet in 1969.
Quader, presidium member of Jatiya Party (JP), held different important posts in several important ministries
and organisations. He worked in Iraq as a mechanical engineer from 1976 to 1977.
Dilip Barua
Industries Minister Dilip Barua, general secretary of 4 Bangladesher Samyabadi Dal, was born on February 28 in 1949.
He completed his BSc (honours) in Physics, MSc from the Dhaka University. He obtained MA, Diploma in Journalism and LLB from the same university.
He was a leader of the East
AK Khandaker
Newly appointed Planning Minister Air Vice Warstal (retd) AK Khandaker completed his graduation from RPAF College in September in 1952. He served in Fighter Squadron till 1955 and became Flying Instructor. He was at Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Academy till 1957.
He served as Flight
He was elected lawmaker with Jatiya Party ticket in the sev-enth and eighth parliamentary election.
Quader, elected from Lalmanirhat-3, pledged to the people that he would take effective steps to resolve the monga problem He would fry ,tQ statl the Mogolhat Railway Station once again and reconstruct the rail line.
Pakistan Students Union from 1966-1970. He was a member of the Communist Party since 1969. He was the President of the Jubo Federation during 1977-1979.
Dilip is one of the architects of 14-party alliance.
During his long political career, he was imprisoned in 1969 as the student leader. He led underground life for several times due to political reasons.
Commander at Flying Instructors' School till 1958. Later, he became Flight Commander at Jet Fighter Conversion Squadron where he served till 1960.
He was Squadron Commander at PAF Academy till 1961. Afterwards, he became Squadron Commander of Jet Fighter Conversion Squadron where he served till 1965. He served as Officer Commanding o (Training Wing at PAF Academy in 1966.
AK Khandker was president of PAF Planning Board till 1969. Later, he was posted at Dhaka as Second-in-Command of PAF Base in 1969. He took part in the War of Liberation and served as Deputy Chief of Staff of Bangladesh Liberation Forces. He represented Bangladesh Liberation Forces at the surrender ceremony of Pakistani forces in Dhaka on December 16,1971.
He was Chief of Air Staff, Bangladesh Air Force from 1972 to 1975. He served Bangladesh Biman as chairman from 1972 to 1973.
He was a minister of planning ministry from October 1986 to March 1990.
AK Khandker has been leading the Sector Commanders' Forum as its chairman for two years which created public awareness for trial of war criminals.
He pledged to local people in his constituency that he would try his best to solve the problem of river erosion in the area.
Abdul Latif Siddiqui
Newly appointed Minister for Jute and Textiles, Abdul Latif Siddiqui was born at Chhatihati village in Kalihati upazila in Tangail district in 1943.
He was elected a lawmaker from Tangail-4 (Kalihati) constituency in December 29 JatiyaSangsad elections.
An organiser of the Liberation War of Bangladesh, Latif did his MA from Dhaka University.
He was elected a member of parliament (MP) as an Awami League candidate In 1970,1973 and 1996 elections.
Latif Siddiqui pledged to people that he would work for development of handloom industry and help construct a railway station at Elenga in langai) district.