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.