Golam Dastagir Gazi

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Golam Dastagir Gazi
গোলাম দস্তগীর গাজী
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Minister of Textiles and Jute
In office
7 January 2019 –11 January 2024

Golam Dastagir Gazi (born 14 August 1948) [1] is a Bangladeshi industrialist and a politician of Bangladesh Awami League party. He is a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Narayanganj-1 constituency. [2] In January 2019, he was selected as the minister of textiles and jute. [3]

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Gazi is the chairman of Gazi TV [4] and the chairman of Gazi Group. He is a former director of Bangladesh Cricket Board. [4]

Gazi is a recipient of Bir Protik, the fourth-highest gallantry award in Bangladesh. [5] In the liberation war he was a member of the guerilla group Crack Platoon. [6] In 2020, he was awarded Independence Day Award by the government of Bangladesh. [7]

Early life and education

Gazi was born to Golam Kibria Gazi and Shamsunnesa Begum. [8] Gazi graduated from the University of Dhaka in 1968. [9]

Career

In 1977, Gazi was elected as a commissioner in the first election of the Dhaka City Corporation from his electoral areas — Kakrail, Sidheshwari, Malibag, Eskaton and Mogbazar. [9] Gazi started his manufacturing industries in plastic and rubber sector in 1974. [9]

Gazi is a former president of Bangladesh-China Chamber of Commerce and Industry. [10]

Golam Dastagir Gazi was arrested in Dhaka's Shantinagar area on 25 August 2024.

Personal life

Gazi is married to Hasina Gazi (b. 1955), a former mayor of Tarabo Municipality, Narayanganj. [11] [12] The couple is blessed with 2 sons. [13]

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Constituency 204_11th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  2. ↑ Golam Dastagir Gazi. "Constituency 204_10th_En". Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "47-member new cabinet announced". The Daily Star. 6 January 2019.
  4. 1 2 "BCB sells worldwide media rights for $20.02 million". Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Larger number of taxpayers going to get tax cards". The Financial Express. Dhaka. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "The silent warrior". The Daily Star. 11 December 2021.
  7. ↑ "Govt. issues revised list of Independence Award 2020 recipients". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  8. ↑ তোমাদের এ ঋণ শোধ হবে না. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 28 November 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  9. 1 2 3 "Mr. Golam Dastagir Gazi – Gazi Group". Archived from the original on 17 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  10. ↑ "BCCCI chief: Investment to take centre stage in talks". Dhaka Tribune. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  11. ↑ "Gazi Golam Murtoza elected Jamuna Bank Chairman". The New Nation. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  12. ↑ "Mrs. Hasina Gazi – Gazi Group" . Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  13. ↑ গোলাম দস্তগীর গাজী, বীর প্রতীক. চিরন্তন ১৯৭১ | প্রথম আলো (in Bengali). 4 July 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
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