Farhad Hossain (politician)

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Farhad Hossain
ফরহাদ হোসেন
Minister of Public Administration
In office
11 January 2024 –6 August 2024
Relatives Syeda Zakia Noor Lipi (sister-in-law)
Alma mater University of Dhaka
OccupationPolitician
Website farhadhossainmp.com

Farhad Hossain (born 5 June 1972) [1] is a Bangladesh Awami League politician who is a former minister of public administration [2] and a former Jatiya Sangsad representing the Meherpur-1 constituency. [3] [4]

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Background and early life

Hossain was born on 5 June 1972 to a Bengali family of Muslim Biswases in Meherpur, then part of the Kushtia District of Bangladesh. [5] His family were originally from Lalbazar. He completed his master's degree in English . [6] His father, Saheehuddin Biswas, was a politician, freedom fighter and one of the founders of greater Kushtia District Awami League. [6]

Career

Hossain is the president of the Meherpur District unit of Awami League. He was a lecturer at the Dhaka City College. [6]

Hossain was elected parliament member in 2014 from Meherpur-1 (Meherpur-Mujibnagar) as a candidate of the Awami League. [7] He received 80,146 votes while independent candidate Md. Yeearul Islam received 13,919 votes. [7] He was a member of the parliamentary standing committee of the Ministry of Finance of the 10th parliament and member of the sub-committee of the parliamentary standing committee on the Ministry of Finance. He is an executive member of Muktijoddha Kalyan Trust. [8]

Hossain was re-elected to parliament from Meherpur-1 as an Awami League candidate in 2018. [9] He received 197,097 votes while his nearest rival, Masud Arun of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, received 14,192 votes. [9] On 7 January 2019, he was appointed the state minister of public affairs; the first to be appointed a minister from Meherpur District. [10]

In June 2022, Hossain said there were nearly 400 thousand vacancies in various ministries of the government. [11] Hossain proposed the "Bangladesh Public Service Commission Bill-2022" which would raise the members of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission from 15 to 20. [12]

On 14 September 2024, Hossain was arrested by Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Dhaka's Eskaton area in a murder case filed for killing Rubel, a garment worker, during the 2024 non-cooperation movement. [13]

References

  1. ↑ "Constituency 73_11th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original on 16 November 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "মন্ত্রিপরিষদ বিভাগ". cabinet.gov.bd. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "Those who are new state ministers". The Daily Star. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "Govt mulls reducing office hours, introducing virtual office: Farhad". The Business Standard . 18 July 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "Farhad Hossain Biography". Amarmp. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  6. 1 2 3 "Main Page – MP". Farhad Hossain MP Meherpur -1. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  7. 1 2 "Search result for Candidates in Constituency Meherpur-1 | Bangladesh Election Result 2014 by Dhaka Tribune". 25 May 2018. Archived from the original on 25 May 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  8. ↑ "Farhad Hossain History". Amarmp. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  9. 1 2 "Meherpur-1 - Constituency detail of Bangladesh General Election 2018". The Daily Star. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  10. ↑ "Farhad Hossain first minister from Meherpur". Dhaka Tribune. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  11. ↑ "Nearly 4 lakh posts vacant in ministries, depts: State Minister". The Daily Star. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  12. ↑ "Public Service Commission: Raise its members to 20". The Daily Star. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  13. ↑ "Ex-public administration minister Farhad arrested". The Daily Star. 15 September 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
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