Sadhan Chandra Majumder

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Sadhan Chandra Majumder
সাধন চন্দ্র মজুমদার
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Minister of Food
Assumed office
7 January 2019
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Sadhan Chandra Majumder (born 17 July 1950) [1] is a Bangladeshi politician serving as the Minister of Food since 2019 and Member of Jatiya Sangsad since 2008 for Naogaon-1 constituency. He is the first ever cabinet minister from Niamatpur Upazila.

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Early life

Majumder was born on 17 July 1950 in at Shibpur, Niamatpur Upazila, in Rajshahi Division. His father Kamini Kumar Majumder was the headmaster of Shibpur Government Primary School. Kamini died when Sadhan was studying at sixth grade. Besides being a teacher, he was also a farmer and sold rice for a living. His mother Sabitri Bala Majumder was a housewife. He has eight siblings in his family. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Naogaon Government College. [2] After graduating, he started working as a farmer. [3]

Political career

While studying at college, Majumder became a member of Chhatra League (the youth wing of Awami League) in 1967. [2] In 1984, he was elected chairman of Hajinagar Union. Five years later, he was elected chairman of Niamatpur Upazila Parishad. [4]

Majumder lost to Dr. Chhalek Choudhury of Bangladesh Nationalist Party in 1996 and 2001 general elections from Naogaon-1 constituency. In 2008, he defeated Choudhury and was elected to the 9th Jatiya Sangsad for the first time ever. [4] [2] In the following year, he became a member of a committee which was formed to probe corruption in Barind development works. [5] He served as a member of the Standing Committee on Religious affairs in the 10th Jatiya Sangsad. [6] In 2018, he was elected to the parliament for the third time. He defeated his nearest rival Mustafizur Rahman by a margin of 46,228 votes. [7]

On 7 January 2019, Majumder took oath as Food Minister of Bangladesh. He became the first person from Niamatpur Upazila to become a cabinet minister. [3]

Personal life

Majumder was married to Chandana Majumder since (d. 1993). They have four daughters. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Biography Of Honorable Food Minister". Ministry of Food. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 কৃষক পরিবারের সন্তান এখন খাদ্যমন্ত্রী [The son of a farmer's family is a food minister]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 7 January 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 কৃষক থেকে মন্ত্রী সাধন চন্দ্র মজুমদার [From farmer to minister Sadhan Majumder] (in Bengali). Rajshahi Sangbad. 8 January 2019. Archived from the original on 23 February 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  4. 1 2 ইউপি চেয়ারম্যান থেকে খাদ্যমন্ত্রী সাধন চন্দ্র [From UP chairman to Food minister Sadhan Majumder]. Jugantor (in Bengali). 8 January 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  5. ↑ "Body formed to probe corruption in Barind development works". Daily Star . 16 April 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  6. ↑ খাদ্যমন্ত্রীর দায়িত্ব পেলেন সাধন [Sadhan gets responsibility of food ministry]. News24 (in Bengali). 6 January 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  7. ↑ নওগাঁ-১ আসনে বিজয়ী বাংলাদেশ আওয়ামী লীগ প্রার্থী সাধন চন্দ্র মজুমদার [Sadhan Chandra Majumder wins from Naogaon-1 constituency] (in Bengali). Doinik Odhikar. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
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