Mohammad Ataur Rahman Bhuiyan (Manik)

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Mohammad Ataur Rahman Bhuiyan (Manik) is a Bangladeshi businessman, sports organizer, and politician. He is the chairman of Toma Group, a major Bangladeshi conglomerate. [1] He is the vice-president of the Bangladesh Football Federation, the associate of FIFA in Bangladesh. [2]

Bhuiyan is the chairman of Bangladesh Football Federation Development Committee. [3] He is the convenor of BFF Professional League Management Committee's sub committee. [4] He signed an agreement with InterContinental Dhaka to make it the official hosting partner of Bangladesh Football Federation. [5]

Career

Bhuiyan established Toma Group in 1996 with the start of Toma Construction & Co. Limited. [6] Bhuiyan is the chairman of Toma Group. [7] He signed an agreement with Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited in April 2014 which would allow the customers of the bank to pay for Toma taxies with their cards. [8] His Toma Group is one of two exclusive contractors of Bangladesh Railway, the other is Max Group. [9] Toma Construction was building Moghbazar-Mouchak Flyover when a pedestrian died in an accident despite which the company failed to improve on safety. [10] [11]

Bhuiyan is the vice-president of the Noakhali District unit of Awami League. [12] His appointment to vice-president was criticised by Abdul Quader Mirza, brother of Awami League General Secretary, Obaidul Quader. [13] Mirza accused Bhuiyan of being close to Hawa Bhaban, the political office of Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson, Khaleda Zia. [13] Mirza also criticised Bhuiyan's fellow vice-president of Noakhali District unit of Awami League, Zabed Minhaj Ahmed Zabed who is the younger brother of former Bangladesh Army chief Moeen U Ahmed for not having enough links to Awami League. [14]

On 11 December 2019, Bhuiyan sued MG Kibria Chowdhury and another journalist of Dainik Jatio Arthonitee who alleged he had links to Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir in their newspaper under the Digital Security Act. [15] The journalists were arrested on 6 January 2020. [15]

Bhuiyan bought nomination papers for vice-president of the Bangladesh Football Federation on 8 September 2020. [16] He was elected in October under the Samonnya Parishad of president Kazi Salahuddin. [17] [18] The Bangladesh Football Federation was founded on 15 July 1972 by Muhammad Yusuf Ali, the country's former minister for education, culture and sport. [19] In December 2021, he accorded a reception to the Swadhin Bangla' Football team. [20]

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