Md. Abdus Shahid

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Mohammed Abdus Shahid
মোঃ আব্দুস শহীদ
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Minister of Agriculture
In office
11 January 2024 –6 August 2024
Preceded by Khandaker Delwar Hossain
Succeeded by A. S. M. Feroz
Personal details
Born (1948-01-01) 1 January 1948 (age 77)
Sylhet, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
NationalityBangladeshi
Political party Bangladesh Awami League

Mohammed Abdus Shahid (born 1 January 1948) [2] is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former minister of agriculture of Bangladesh. [3] [4] [5] [6] He also served as a member of the Jatiya Sangsad seven consecutive times representing the Moulvibazar-4 constituency. [7] [8] He was the former chief whip of the ruling party in the 9th parliament. [9]

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Early life

Abdus Shahid was born on 1 January 1948. [10] He has a master's degree in communication. [10]

Career

Shahid was elected to parliament in 1991 from Moulvibazar-4 as a candidate of the Awami League. [11] He received 75,321 votes while his nearest rival, Ahad Miah of the Jatiya Party, received 60,215. [11]

Shahid was re-elected to parliament in June 1996 from Moulvibazar-4 as a candidate of the Awami League. [11] He received 91,811 votes while his nearest rival, Ahad Miah of the Jatiya Party, received 59,825. [11]

Shahid was re-elected to parliament in 2001 from Moulvibazar-4 as a candidate of the Awami League. [11] He received 96,329 votes while his nearest rival, independent candidate Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury, received 70,364. [11] He was the appointed the chief whip of the opposition when the Awami League was the opposition party. [12] [13]

Shahid was re-elected to parliament in 2008 from Moulvibazar-4 as a candidate of the Awami League. [11] He received 131,740 votes while his nearest rival, Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury, received 79,599. [11] In his wealth statement he stated he made around 200 thousand as a businessman and chairman of Global Link Limited. [14] He was appointed chief whip of the Jatiya Sangshad. [15]

Shahid was elected unopposed the 2014 election from Moulvibazar-4 as a candidate of the Awami League as it was boycotted by opposition parties. [16]

Shahid was re-elected to parliament in 2018 from Moulvibazar-4 as a candidate of the Awami League. [17] He received 211,613 votes while his nearest rival, Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate Md Mozibur Rahman Chowdhury, received 93,295. [17] He was a member of the Parliamentary standing committee on the Ministry of Finance. [18] He laid the foundation stone of a new academic building of Abul Fazal Chowdhury High School in 2018 but construction could not be completed by 2023. [19]

Shahid was re-elected to parliament in 2024 from Moulvibazar-4 as a candidate of the Awami League. [20] He was appointed the Minister of Agriculture. [21] He warned against corruption after assuming his office. [22]

Shahid was arrested after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government in October 2024. [23] He was placed in four day remand in a case filed over the death of a bus driver in anti-Hasina protest on 5 August. [24] The Anti-Corruption Commission began an investigation against Shahid. [25]

References

  1. ↑ "President dissolves parliament". The Daily Star. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  2. ↑ "Constituency 238_11th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  3. ↑ কৃষিমন্ত্রী হিসেবে শপথ নিলেন আব্দুস শহীদ. Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  4. ↑ প্রধানমন্ত্রীর কার্যালয়. pmo.gov.bd. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  5. ↑ মন্ত্রিসভায় স্থান পাননি আব্দুর রাজ্জাক, নতুন কৃষিমন্ত্রী আব্দুস শহীদ. Kaler Kantho. January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "Hasina's 5th term: A new team up against stiff challenges". The Daily Star. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  7. ↑ ৭ম বারের মতো বিজয়ী হলেন উপাধ্যক্ষ মো. আব্দুস শহীদ. AB News 24. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  8. ↑ "Md Abdus Shahid". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "Chief Whips of All Parliaments". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  10. 1 2 "Vice Principal Md. Abdus Shahid -মোঃ আব্দুস শহীদ Biography". Amarmp. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Network . 28 December 2008. Archived from the original on 28 December 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  12. ↑ "7 old faces look stronger in Moulvibazar district". The Daily Star. 28 December 2008. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  13. ↑ "Vice Principal Md. Abdus Shahid -মোঃ আব্দুস শহীদ History". Amarmp. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  14. ↑ "'Poor' businessman elected AL MP". The Daily Star. 11 January 2009. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  15. ↑ "Lawmakers call for setting up research centre on climate change". The Daily Star. 17 June 2009. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  16. ↑ "New Age – AL closer to majority before voting". New Age. 16 February 2018. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  17. 1 2 "Moulvibazar-4 - Constituency detail of Bangladesh General Election 2018". The Daily Star. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  18. ↑ "JS committee on finance ministry oblivious of current economic condition". The Daily Star. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  19. ↑ "Construction incomplete even after 5 years". The Daily Star. 15 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  20. ↑ "Winner". The Daily Star. 6 January 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  21. ↑ "New Cabinet: What did the first-timers get?". Somoy TV . 11 January 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  22. ↑ "Won't tolerate corruption: agriculture minister". The Daily Star. 20 January 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  23. ↑ "Ex-agriculture minister Abdus Shahid arrested in city | News Flash". BSS. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  24. ↑ "Ex-minister Abdus Shahid put on 4-day remand". Daily Sun. 30 October 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  25. ↑ "ACC to probe graft allegations against ex-chief whip Shahid". The Daily Star. 8 September 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
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