Narayon Chandra Chanda

Narayan Chandra Chanda (born 12 March 1945)^[2] is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former Minister of Land served in 2024. He is a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Khulna-5 constituency, and a former Minister of Fisheries and Livestock.^[3][4][5]

Narayan Chandra Chanda
নারায়ন চন্দ্র চন্দ
Minister of Land
In office 11 January 2024 – 6 August 2024
Preceded by	Saifuzzaman Chowdhury
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament for Khulna-5
In office 25 January 2009 – 6 August 2024
Preceded by	Mia Golam Parwar
In office 2000 – 13 July 2001
Preceded by	Salahuddin Yusuf
Minister of Fisheries and Livestock
In office 2 January 2018[1] – 7 January 2019
Preceded by	Mohammad Sayedul Haque
Succeeded by	SM Rezaul Karim
State Minister of Fisheries and Livestock
In office 25 January 2014 – 2 January 2018
Succeeded by	Ashraf Ali Khan Khasru
Personal details
Born	(1945-03-12) 12 March 1945 (age 79) Khulna, Bengal Province, British India
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Political party	Bangladesh Awami League
Occupation	Politician

Early life

Chanda was born on 12 March 1945 in Dumuria Upazila of Khulna district.

Career

Chanda was elected chairman of Bhandarpara Union Parishad of Dumuria upazila in the first union council election of Bangladesh. He had been elected Chairman for six consecutive times. He was elected a Member of Parliament in the Dumuria-Fultala (Khulna-5) constituency in the by-elections held on 27 December 2000 after the death of the then Health Minister Salahuddin Yusuf. He was again elected a Member of Parliament in the ninth parliamentary election of 2008. He was elected unopposed for the third time in the 10th parliamentary election in 2014, which the opposition boycotted citing unfair conditions for the election.^[6] He got the office of State Minister of Fisheries and Live stocks in this term and later in 2018 he was preceded by Mohammad Sayedul Haque and got the office of Ministry of Fisheries and live stocks.^{[citation needed]}

Following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government, Chanda was detained by the Border Guard Bangladesh in Jhenaidah while allegedly fleeing to India.^[7]

Personal life

Chanda's son, Abhijit Chandra Chanda, died in January 2020 after committing suicide.^[8]

References

1. "Cabinet gets 3 new ministers, one state minister". Dhaka Tribune. 2 January 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
2. "Constituency 103_11th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
3. "List of 10th Parliament Members English". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
4. "Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy celebrates Independence Day". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
5. Saha, Moloy (7 January 2019). "Ministers dropped from Bangladesh cabinet". New Age. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
6. "Bangladesh opposition to boycott elections". Al Jazeera. 2 December 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
7. "Ex-land minister Narayan Chandra Chanda arrested". The Business Standard. 7 October 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
8. "Ex-minister's son 'commits suicide'". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 4 April 2020.