Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah

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Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah
সেরনিয়াবাত সাদিক আবদুল্লাহ
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5th Mayor of Barisal
In office
13 November 2018 –9 November 2023
Parents
RelativesSee Sheikh–Wazed family
Known forPolitician, businessman

Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah is a Bangladeshi politician and businessman. He served as mayor of the Barisal City Corporation from 2018 to 2023. [1] He is a son of Awami League politician Abul Hasanat Abdullah and grandson of Abdur Rab Serniabat. [2]

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Early life and education

Abdullah was born on 19 November 1974 to the Bengali Muslim Serniabat family of Seral in Agailjhara, Barisal District, Bangladesh. The family were direct descendants of Emperor Sher Shah Suri. [3] [4] His grandfather, Abdur Rab Serniabat, was a former minister in the second, third and fourth Mujib ministries. [5] Abdullah's grandmother Sheikh Amena Begum belonged to the Sheikh family of Tungipara and was the sister of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. [6]

Abdullah's grandfather, uncle, aunt and cousin were killed during the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, whilst his mother Shahan Ara Abdullah, [7] and other relatives were injured. His uncle, Abul Khair Abdullah, is also a politician. [8]

Abdullah has no formal education and identifies as self educated. [9]

Career

Abdullah was nominated by Awami League to contest the Barisal City Corporation in 2018. [9] He was the joint secretary of Barisal City unit of Awami League. [9] He skipped a meeting with voters organized by Citizens for Good Governance (SHUJAN). [10]

Abdullah received 107,353 votes while his nearest rival, Mazibor Rahman Sarwar of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, received 13,135 votes. [11] The election was boycotted by the candidates of Communist Party of Bangladesh and Islami Andolon Bangladesh who alleged vote rigging. [12] He was sworn in by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. [13] Before the elections, hundreds of Bangladesh Nationalist Party activists were detained. [14]

Abdullah was appointed General Secretary of Barisal City unit of Awami League. [15]

Three journalists of Barishal Khobor, an online portal, were detained by Bangladesh Police after they took a video of Abdullah and his family on a walk. [16] They were beaten in custody, according to locals, and charged under the Digital Security Act on 14 September 2020. [16]

Following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government, Abdullah's home in Barisal was burned down and destroyed with bulldozers in February 2025. [17]

References

  1. ↑ "New Barisal mayor Sadiq Abdullah sworn in". Dhaka Tribune. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah set to win Barisal city polls". Dhaka Tribune. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  3. ↑ Kanchan, Mohammad Mostafizur Rahman (2017). সেরনিয়াবাত বংশের ইতিবৃত্ত (in Bengali). Shahbag, Dhaka: Janantik. p. 11.
  4. ↑ Ahmed, Siraj Uddin (2010). বরিশাল বিভাগের ইতিহাস (in Bengali). Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bhaskar Prakashani. p. 299.
  5. ↑ "Justice still elusive in 3 other Aug 15 cases". The Daily Star. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Hiran blames Hasnat for loss". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "MP Abul Hasanat Abdullah's wife dies". UNB. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "The picture doesn't reflect the reality". The Daily Star. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  9. 1 2 3 "BNP's Sarwar wealthiest among mayoral candidates". The Daily Star. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  10. ↑ "Serniabat skips 'face to face with citizens'". The Daily Star. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  11. ↑ "Sadiq Abdullah of AL bags eight times more votes than BNP's Sarwar in Barishal mayor race". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  12. ↑ "BCC polls: Serniabat leads by huge margin". The Daily Star. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  13. ↑ "New Barishal mayor Sadiq Abdullah sworn in". The Daily Star. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  14. ↑ "An uneven battlefield". The Daily Star. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  15. ↑ "Awami League's Barishal city unit council held". The Daily Star. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  16. 1 2 "Digital Security Act: 3 including online news portal editor sent to jail in Barishal". The Daily Star. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  17. ↑ ডেস্ক, প্রথম আলো (7 February 2025). "গাজীপুর, বরিশালসহ ৩৫ জেলায় হামলা, ভাঙচুর ও আগুন". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 6 February 2025.
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