Abdus Salam | |
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আবদুচ ছালাম | |
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament for Chittagong-8 | |
In office 30 January 2024 –6 August 2024 | |
Preceded by | Noman Al Mahmud |
Chairman of Chittagong Development Authority | |
In office 28 March 2009 –22 March 2019 | |
Preceded by | Shah Muhammad Akhtar Uddin |
Succeeded by | M. Zahirul Alam dubash |
Personal details | |
Born | Chittagong,East Bengal,Dominion of Pakistan | 9 September 1951
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Political party | Independent |
Other political affiliations | Bangladesh Awami League |
Occupation | Politician |
Abdus Salam is a Bangladeshi politician and a former chairman of the Chittagong Development Authority. He briefly served as member of Jatiya Sangsad from Chittagong-8 as an independent candidate on the 2024 Bangladeshi general election. [1] [2]
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