Shahiduzzaman Sarker

Shahiduzzaman Sarker is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing Naogaon-2 constituency. He is a former Minister of State for Ministry of Planning. Sarkar previously served as the Whip of Treasury Bench of the Parliament of Bangladesh.^[1] On 1 May 2020, he became the first member of the Bangladesh Parliament to test positive for COVID-19.^[2]

Shahiduzzaman Sarker
শহীদুজ্জামান সরকার
Minister of State for Planning
In office 1 March 2024 – 5 August 2024
Prime Minister	Sheikh Hasina
Minister	Abdus Salam
Member of Parliament for Naogaon-2
In office 25 January 2009 – 6 August 2024
Preceded by	SM Nuruzzaman
Succeeded by	Shamsuzzoha Khan
In office 1991–1995
Personal details
Born	(1955-12-13) 13 December 1955 (age 68) Naogaon District, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Political party	Bangladesh Awami League
Relations	Abbas Ali Mandal (father-in-law)

Early life

Sarkar was born on 13 December 1955.^[3]

Career

Sarker was elected to the parliament from Naogaon-2 in 1991 as a candidate of Bangladesh Awami League.^[4] He was re-elected in 2008.^[5] He was elected unopposed in 2014 after the main opposition, Bangladesh Nationalist Party, boycotted the election.^[6] He was made the parliamentary whip on 25 January 2014.^[7]

References

1. "Banks warned against funding militancy". The Daily Star. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
2. "MP, 3 police, 1 Ansar test positive for COVID-19 in Bangladesh". New Age. 1 May 2020.
3. "Md. Shahiduzzaman Sarker". Amarmp. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
4. "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001". Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics. 29 December 2008. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
5. "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". amardesh.com. Amar Desh Online. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
6. "AL closer to majority before voting". archive.newagebd.net. New Age. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
7. "Feroz made chief whip". The Daily Star. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2018.