Md. Nurul Islam Sujon

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Md. Nurul Islam
মোঃ নূরুল ইসলাম
Nurul Islam Sujon 2019 New Delhi.jpg
Sujon in New Delhi (2019)
Minister of Railways
In office
7 January 2019 –10 January 2024
Alma mater University of Dhaka

Md. Nurul Islam (born 5 January 1956) [1] is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Panchagarh-2 constituency since 2009. He served as minister of railways during 2019-2023. [2]

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Early life

Sujon completed his bachelor's in law from the University of Dhaka. [3]

Career

Sujon was elected to parliament from Panchagarh-2 on 5 January 2014 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate. [4] He inaugurated Kalidhaho Bridge on 28 August 2015. [5]

Sujon was arrested in Shyamoli by the Police on 16 September 2024, after the Awami League parliament was dissolved on 6 August 2024. [6]

Personal life

Sujon's first wife, Nilufar Jahan, died in 2018. Together they had three children. He then married Shammi Akter Moni in June 2021. [3]

References

  1. ↑ মাননীয় মন্ত্রী. mor.gov.bd. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "47-member new cabinet announced". The Daily Star. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan ties the knot again". bdnews24.com. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "Md. Nurul Islam". Amarmp. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  5. ↑ "Kalidhaho bridge inaugurated". The Independent. Dhaka. Archived from the original on 14 December 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  6. ↑ "Ex-railway minister Nurul Islam Sujan arrested". The Business Standard. 17 September 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
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