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	\|name = Kamal Ahmed Majumder		\| name = Kamal Ahmed Majumder
	\|native_name = কামাল আহমেদ মজুমদার		\| native_name = কামাল আহমেদ মজুমদার
	\|native_name_lang = bn		\| native_name_lang = bn
	\|image = Kamal Ahmed Majumder ~~by Rezowan (cropped)~~.jpg		\| image = Kamal Ahmed Majumder 2022.jpg
	\|caption = Majumder in ~~2013~~		\| caption = Majumder in 2022
	\|~~constituency_MP~~ = [[Dhaka-15]]		\| office = [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)\|Member of Parliament]]
	\|~~term_start~~ = ~~January 2009~~		\| constituency = [[Dhaka-15]]
	\|predecessor = ''Position established''		\| parliament = Bangladesh
	\|birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|1950\|3\|3\|df=yes}}		\| predecessor = ''Position established''
	\|birth_place = [[Feni District\|Feni]], [[East Bengal]], [[Dominion of Pakistan]]		\| successor = [[Shafiqur Rahman]]
			\| term_start = 25 January 2009
			\| term_end = 6 August 2024

			\| office1 = [[Ministry of Industries (Bangladesh)\|Minister of State for Industries]]
			\| term_start1 = 7 January 2019
			\| term_end1 = 10 January 2024
			\| predecessor1 = [[Omor Faruk Chowdhury]]

			\| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|1950\|3\|3\|df=yes}}
			\| birth_place = [[Feni District\|Feni]], [[East Bengal]], [[Dominion of Pakistan]]
	\| nationality = Bangladeshi		\| nationality = Bangladeshi
	\| occupation = Politician		\| occupation = Politician
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	'''Kamal Ahmed ~~Mojumder~~''' (born 3 March 1950) is a [[Bangladesh Awami League]] politician and ~~the incumbent~~ [[Jatiya Sangsad]] member ~~from~~ [[Dhaka-15]] since its inception in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/bn/mps-bangla/members-of-parliament-bangla/current-mps-bangla/2014-03-23-11-45-04?layout=edit&id=2092\|title=Constituency 188_10th_En\|last=Majumder\|first=Kamal Ahmed\|website=Bangladesh Parliament\|language=bn-bd\|access-date=7 September ~~2022~~}}</ref>		'''Kamal Ahmed Majumder''' (born 3 March 1950) is a [[Bangladesh Awami League]] politician and a former [[Jatiya Sangsad]] member representing the [[Dhaka-15]] since its inception in 2009 until 2024.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/bn/mps-bangla/members-of-parliament-bangla/current-mps-bangla/2014-03-23-11-45-04?layout=edit&id=2092\|title=Constituency 188_10th_En\|last=Majumder\|first=Kamal Ahmed\|website=Bangladesh Parliament\|language=bn-bd\|access-date=7 September 2018}}</ref> He served as a [[Ministry of Industries (Bangladesh)\|State Minister of Industries]] during 2019–2024 at the [[fourth Hasina ministry]].<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2019-01-06 \|title=Those who are new state ministers \|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/politics/those-who-are-new-state-ministers-in-bangladesh-1683751 \|access-date=2024-10-21 \|work=The Daily Star \|language=en}}</ref>

	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Majumder graduated with a B.A. degree.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Kamal Ahmed Majumder Biography\|url=https://amarmp.com/mp/608/biography\|website=Amarmp\|accessdate=11 February ~~2022~~}}</ref>		Majumder graduated with a B.A. degree.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Kamal Ahmed Majumder Biography\|url=https://amarmp.com/mp/608/biography\|website=Amarmp\|accessdate=11 February 2018}}</ref>

	==Career==		==Career==
	Majumder contested the controversial by-election in Mirpur on 3 February 1993. He lost the election to Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate Sayed Muhammad Mohsin.<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Chowdhury \|first1=Mahfuzul H. \|year=2017 \|orig-year=First published 2003 \|title=Democratization in South Asia: Lessons from American Institutions \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jFM8DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT128 \|publisher=Routledge \|language=en \|isbn=978-1-351-77391-1}}</ref> He was arrested in August 2002 by [[Bangladesh Police]] during the [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] government. [[Amnesty International]] feared that he would be tortured in custody.<ref>{{cite web\|title=~~Document~~\|url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/asa13/010/2002/en/\|website=~~amnesty~~.org\|language=en}}</ref>		Majumder contested the controversial by-election in Mirpur on 3 February 1993. He lost the election to Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate Sayed Muhammad Mohsin.<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Chowdhury \|first1=Mahfuzul H. \|year=2017 \|orig-year=First published 2003 \|title=Democratization in South Asia: Lessons from American Institutions \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jFM8DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT128 \|publisher=Routledge \|language=en \|isbn=978-1-351-77391-1}}</ref> He was arrested in August 2002 by [[Bangladesh Police]] during the [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] government. [[Amnesty International]] feared that he would be tortured in custody.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Bangladesh: Fear of torture, Kamal Ahmed Majumder\|url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/asa13/010/2002/en/\|publisher=Amnesty International\|date=22 August 2002\|accessdate=26 July 2024\|language=en}}</ref>

			Majumder was elected to Parliament in the [[2008 Bangladeshi general election]], beating Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate [[Muhammad Hamidullah Khan]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Bangladesh Parliament Election\|url=http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=181&Year=2008\|website=amardesh.com\|publisher=Amar Desh Online\|accessdate=11 February 2018\|archive-date=9 May 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509065117/http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=181&Year=2008\|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 22 October 2013 his car was attacked with Molotov cocktails outside Mohona TV.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Cocktail hurled at MP Kamal Majumder's car\|url=http://www.clickittefaq.com/cocktail-hurled-at-mp-kamal-majumders-car/\|accessdate=11 February 2018\|work=Ittefaq\|archive-date=12 February 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212083353/http://www.clickittefaq.com/cocktail-hurled-at-mp-kamal-majumders-car/\|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was elected to Parliament in the General Election 2014 as a candidate of Bangladesh Awami League from [[Dhaka-15]]. He beat his nearest rival Ekhlas Uddin Molla, an independent candidate by 26,786 votes.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Bangladesh Election Result 2014\|url=http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates?constituency_id=188\|accessdate=11 February 2018\|work=election.dhakatribune.com\|publisher=Dhaka Tribune\|archive-date=11 February 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211131347/http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates?constituency_id=188\|url-status=dead}}</ref> Majumder is the chairman of [[Mohona TV]], a private television channel.<ref name="tvmd">{{cite news\|title=Mohona TVMD dies\|url=http://www.daily-sun.com/printversion/details/229819/Mohona-TVMD-dies\|accessdate=11 February 2018\|work=Daily Sun\|language=en}}</ref> He is a member of the Parliamentary standing committee on Housing and Public Works Ministry.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Amendments suggested to Cox's Bazar Development Authority Bill 2015\|url=http://www.bssnews.net/newsDetails.php?cat=0&id=549261&date=2016-01-26\|accessdate=11 February 2018\|work=bssnews.net\|publisher=BSS\|language=en\|archive-date=2018-02-12\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212090311/http://www.bssnews.net/newsDetails.php?cat=0&id=549261&date=2016-01-26\|url-status=dead}}</ref>

	~~Majumder was elected to Parliament~~ in the [[~~2008 Bangladeshi general election~~]]~~, beating Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate~~ [[~~Muhammad Hamidullah Khan~~]].~~<ref>{{cite web\|title=Bangladesh Parliament Election\|url=http://amardesh~~.~~com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=181&Year=2008~~\|~~website=amardesh~~.~~com\|publisher=Amar Desh Online\|accessdate=11 February 2022}}</ref> On 22 October 2013 his car was attacked~~ with ~~Molotov cocktails outside Mohona TV~~.<ref>{{~~cite news~~\|title=~~Cocktail hurled at~~ MP Kamal ~~Majumder's car~~\|url=~~http~~://www.~~clickittefaq~~.~~com~~/~~cocktail-hurled-at~~-mp-kamal-~~majumders~~-~~car/\|accessdate=11 February 2018\|work=Ittefaq}}</ref> He was elected to Parliament in the General Election 2014 as a candidate of Bangladesh Awami League from [[Dhaka~~-15]]. He beat his nearest rival Ekhlas Uddin Molla, an independent candidate by 26,786 votes.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Bangladesh Election Result 2014\|url=http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates?constituency_id=188\|accessdate=11 February 2018\|work=election.dhakatribune.com\|publisher=Dhaka Tribune}}</ref> Majumder is the chairman of [[Mohona TV]], a private television channel.<ref name="tvmd">{{cite news\|title=Mohona TVMD dies\|url=http://www.daily-~~sun.com/printversion/details/229819/Mohona~~-~~TVMD~~-~~dies~~\|accessdate=11 February 2018\|work=Daily Sun\|language=en}}</ref> He is a member of the Parliamentary standing committee on Housing and Public Works Ministry.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Amendments suggested to Cox's Bazar Development Authority Bill 2015\|url=http://www.bssnews.net/newsDetails.php?cat=0&id=549261&date=~~2016~~-01-26\|~~accessdate=11 February 2018\|work=bssnews.net\|publisher~~=~~BSS~~\|language=en}}</ref>		On 19 October 2024, a Dhaka court placed him on a three-day remand in connection with the killing of student Ikramul Haque. Ikramul had sustained bullet injuries on 4 August during the student-led [[Non-cooperation movement (2024)\|mass uprising]] and later died at the [[Combined Military Hospital (Dhaka)\|Combined Military Hospital]] on 14 August. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Judge Ali Haider passed the remand order after the investigation officer requested a seven-day remand. Kamal was arrested by police from [[Gulshan Thana\|Gulshan]] in the early hours of 18 October. Ikramul's father, Ziaul Haque, had filed a murder case on 7 September with Shah Ali police station.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2024-10-19 \|title=Ex-MP Kamal Ahmed placed on 3-day remand \|url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/ex-mp-kamal-ahmed-placed-3-day-remand-970241 \|access-date=2024-10-19 \|website=The Business Standard \|language=en}}</ref>

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	Majumder is married to Shahida Majumdar. She is the daughter of Syed Yasin.Shahida was sued by Bangladesh Anti Corruption Commission for possession of illegal wealth.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Kamal Majumder's wife surrenders to court\|url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/2008/04/08/kamal-majumder-s-wife-surrenders-to-court\|accessdate=11 February 2018\|work=bdnews24.com}}</ref> His son, Ziauddin Ahmed Majumder Jewel, was the managing director of Mohona TV.<ref name="tvmd" /> Jewel was sentenced to 40 years in jail in 2002 for the murder of Shipu, a cell phone trader in Banani.<ref>{{cite book\|title=Asian News Digest: A Weekly Record on Governance, Economy, Development, Human Rights, and Environment\|date=2002\|publisher=Asian News Chroniclers\|page=2402\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=daAUAQAAIAAJ&q=Kamal+Ahmed+Majumder\|accessdate=11 February 2018\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=Kamal Majumder's son, four others get 40 years\|url=https://article.wn.com/view/2002/11/01/Kamal_Majumders_son_four_others_get_40_years/\|accessdate=11 February 2018\|work=article.wn.com\|language=en}}</ref> Jewel died on 29 May 2017.<ref name="tvmd" />		Majumder is married to Shahida Majumdar. She is the daughter of Syed Yasin.Shahida was sued by [[Anti-Corruption Commission (Bangladesh)\|Bangladesh Anti-Corruption Commission]] for possession of illegal wealth.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Kamal Majumder's wife surrenders to court\|url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/2008/04/08/kamal-majumder-s-wife-surrenders-to-court\|accessdate=11 February 2018\|work=bdnews24.com}}</ref> His son, Ziauddin Ahmed Majumder Jewel, was the managing director of [[Mohona Television\|Mohona TV]].<ref name="tvmd" /> Jewel was sentenced to 40 years in jail in 2002 for the murder of Shipu, a cell phone trader in [[Banani (neighbourhood)\|Banani]].<ref>{{cite book\|title=Asian News Digest: A Weekly Record on Governance, Economy, Development, Human Rights, and Environment\|date=2002\|publisher=Asian News Chroniclers\|page=2402\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=daAUAQAAIAAJ&q=Kamal+Ahmed+Majumder\|accessdate=11 February 2018\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=Kamal Majumder's son, four others get 40 years\|url=https://article.wn.com/view/2002/11/01/Kamal_Majumders_son_four_others_get_40_years/\|accessdate=11 February 2018\|work=article.wn.com\|language=en}}</ref> Jewel died on 29 May 2017.<ref name="tvmd" />

	==Controversy==		==Controversy==
	Majumder assaulted [[RTV (Bangladesh)\|RTV]] journalist, Aparna Singha, and cameraman, Syed Haider~~, on 4 January 2012~~ in ~~the [[Monipur High School and College]] at~~ Mirpur~~. He is the president of the Monipur High School managing committee~~.<ref>{{cite news\|title=MP Kamal Majumder assaults TV reporter\|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-216910\|accessdate=11 February 2018\|work=The Daily Star\|date=4 January 2012\|language=en}}</ref> He was fined in 2013 by [[Bangladesh Election Commission]] for violating the electoral code of conduct while campaigning for the 2014 Bangladesh general elections.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Kamal Ahmed Majumder fined\|url=http://www.banglanews24.com/index.php/politics/article/12830/Kamal-Ahmed-Majumder-fined\|accessdate=11 February 2018\|work=banglanews24.com\|language=en}}</ref> In 2014 he established an extrajudicial court called Social Justice Committee in his office in Mirpur. Mirpur police officers described the court as illegal.<ref>{{cite news\|title='Court' in parliament member's office\|url=~~http~~://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/news/52110/Court-in-parliamentarian-s-office\|accessdate=11 February 2018\|work=Prothom Alo\|language=en}}</ref>		On 4 January 2012, Majumder ,the president of the Monipur High School and College managing committee at that time, assaulted [[RTV (Bangladesh)\|RTV]] journalist, Aparna Singha, and cameraman, Syed Haider in Mirpur.<ref>{{cite news\|title=MP Kamal Majumder assaults TV reporter\|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-216910\|accessdate=11 February 2018\|work=The Daily Star\|date=4 January 2012\|language=en}}</ref>

			He was fined in 2013 by [[Bangladesh Election Commission]] for violating the electoral code of conduct while campaigning for the 2014 Bangladesh general elections.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Kamal Ahmed Majumder fined\|url=http://www.banglanews24.com/index.php/politics/article/12830/Kamal-Ahmed-Majumder-fined\|accessdate=11 February 2018\|work=banglanews24.com\|language=en}}</ref>

			In 2014, he established an extrajudicial court called Social Justice Committee in his office in Mirpur. Mirpur police officers described the court as illegal.<ref>{{cite news\|title='Court' in parliament member's office\|url=https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/news/52110/Court-in-parliamentarian-s-office\|accessdate=11 February 2018\|work=Prothom Alo\|language=en}}</ref>

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	'''Kamal Ahmed ~~Majumder~~''' (born 3 March 1950) is a [[Bangladesh Awami League]] politician and the incumbent [[Jatiya Sangsad]] member from [[Dhaka-15]] since its inception in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/bn/mps-bangla/members-of-parliament-bangla/current-mps-bangla/2014-03-23-11-45-04?layout=edit&id=2092\|title=Constituency 188_10th_En\|last=Majumder\|first=Kamal Ahmed\|website=~~www.parliament.gov.bd~~\|language=bn-bd\|access-date=7 September ~~2018~~}}</ref>		'''Kamal Ahmed Mojumder''' (born 3 March 1950) is a [[Bangladesh Awami League]] politician and the incumbent [[Jatiya Sangsad]] member from [[Dhaka-15]] since its inception in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/bn/mps-bangla/members-of-parliament-bangla/current-mps-bangla/2014-03-23-11-45-04?layout=edit&id=2092\|title=Constituency 188_10th_En\|last=Majumder\|first=Kamal Ahmed\|website=Bangladesh Parliament\|language=bn-bd\|access-date=7 September 2022}}</ref>

	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Majumder graduated with a B.A. degree.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Kamal Ahmed Majumder Biography\|url=https://amarmp.com/mp/608/biography\|website=Amarmp\|accessdate=11 February ~~2018~~}}</ref>		Majumder graduated with a B.A. degree.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Kamal Ahmed Majumder Biography\|url=https://amarmp.com/mp/608/biography\|website=Amarmp\|accessdate=11 February 2022}}</ref>

	==Career==		==Career==
	Majumder contested the controversial by-election in Mirpur on 3 February 1993. He lost the election to Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate Sayed Muhammad Mohsin.<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Chowdhury \|first1=Mahfuzul H. \|year=2017 \|orig-year=First published 2003 \|title=Democratization in South Asia: Lessons from American Institutions \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jFM8DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT128 \|publisher=Routledge \|language=en \|isbn=978-1-351-77391-1}}</ref> He was arrested in August 2002 by [[Bangladesh Police]] during the [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] government. [[Amnesty International]] feared that he would be tortured in custody.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Document\|url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/asa13/010/2002/en/\|website=amnesty.org\|language=en}}</ref>		Majumder contested the controversial by-election in Mirpur on 3 February 1993. He lost the election to Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate Sayed Muhammad Mohsin.<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Chowdhury \|first1=Mahfuzul H. \|year=2017 \|orig-year=First published 2003 \|title=Democratization in South Asia: Lessons from American Institutions \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jFM8DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT128 \|publisher=Routledge \|language=en \|isbn=978-1-351-77391-1}}</ref> He was arrested in August 2002 by [[Bangladesh Police]] during the [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] government. [[Amnesty International]] feared that he would be tortured in custody.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Document\|url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/asa13/010/2002/en/\|website=amnesty.org\|language=en}}</ref>

	Majumder was elected to Parliament in the [[2008 Bangladeshi general election]], beating Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate [[Muhammad Hamidullah Khan]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Bangladesh Parliament Election\|url=http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=181&Year=2008\|website=amardesh.com\|publisher=Amar Desh Online\|accessdate=11 February ~~2018~~}}</ref> On 22 October 2013 his car was attacked with Molotov cocktails outside Mohona TV.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Cocktail hurled at MP Kamal Majumder's car\|url=http://www.clickittefaq.com/cocktail-hurled-at-mp-kamal-majumders-car/\|accessdate=11 February 2018\|work=Ittefaq}}</ref> He was elected to Parliament in the General Election 2014 as a candidate of Bangladesh Awami League from [[Dhaka-15]]. He beat his nearest rival Ekhlas Uddin Molla, an independent candidate by 26,786 votes.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Bangladesh Election Result 2014\|url=http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates?constituency_id=188\|accessdate=11 February 2018\|work=election.dhakatribune.com\|publisher=Dhaka Tribune}}</ref> Majumder is the chairman of [[Mohona TV]], a private television channel.<ref name="tvmd">{{cite news\|title=Mohona TVMD dies\|url=http://www.daily-sun.com/printversion/details/229819/Mohona-TVMD-dies\|accessdate=11 February 2018\|work=Daily Sun\|language=en}}</ref> He is a member of the Parliamentary standing committee on Housing and Public Works Ministry.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Amendments suggested to Cox's Bazar Development Authority Bill 2015\|url=http://www.bssnews.net/newsDetails.php?cat=0&id=549261&date=2016-01-26\|accessdate=11 February 2018\|work=bssnews.net\|publisher=BSS\|language=en}}</ref>		Majumder was elected to Parliament in the [[2008 Bangladeshi general election]], beating Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate [[Muhammad Hamidullah Khan]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Bangladesh Parliament Election\|url=http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=181&Year=2008\|website=amardesh.com\|publisher=Amar Desh Online\|accessdate=11 February 2022}}</ref> On 22 October 2013 his car was attacked with Molotov cocktails outside Mohona TV.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Cocktail hurled at MP Kamal Majumder's car\|url=http://www.clickittefaq.com/cocktail-hurled-at-mp-kamal-majumders-car/\|accessdate=11 February 2018\|work=Ittefaq}}</ref> He was elected to Parliament in the General Election 2014 as a candidate of Bangladesh Awami League from [[Dhaka-15]]. He beat his nearest rival Ekhlas Uddin Molla, an independent candidate by 26,786 votes.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Bangladesh Election Result 2014\|url=http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates?constituency_id=188\|accessdate=11 February 2018\|work=election.dhakatribune.com\|publisher=Dhaka Tribune}}</ref> Majumder is the chairman of [[Mohona TV]], a private television channel.<ref name="tvmd">{{cite news\|title=Mohona TVMD dies\|url=http://www.daily-sun.com/printversion/details/229819/Mohona-TVMD-dies\|accessdate=11 February 2018\|work=Daily Sun\|language=en}}</ref> He is a member of the Parliamentary standing committee on Housing and Public Works Ministry.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Amendments suggested to Cox's Bazar Development Authority Bill 2015\|url=http://www.bssnews.net/newsDetails.php?cat=0&id=549261&date=2016-01-26\|accessdate=11 February 2018\|work=bssnews.net\|publisher=BSS\|language=en}}</ref>

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	Majumder is married to Shahida Majumdar. She is the daughter of Syed Yasin.Shahida was sued by Bangladesh Anti Corruption Commission for possession of illegal wealth.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Kamal Majumder's wife surrenders to court\|url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/2008/04/08/kamal-majumder-s-wife-surrenders-to-court\|accessdate=11 February 2018\|work=bdnews24.com}}</ref> His son, Ziauddin Ahmed Majumder Jewel, was the managing director of [[Mohona TV]].<ref name="tvmd" /> Jewel was sentenced to 40 years in jail in 2002 for the murder of Shipu, a cell phone trader in Banani.<ref>{{cite book\|title=Asian News Digest: A Weekly Record on Governance, Economy, Development, Human Rights, and Environment\|date=2002\|publisher=Asian News Chroniclers\|page=2402\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=daAUAQAAIAAJ&q=Kamal+Ahmed+Majumder\|accessdate=11 February 2018\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=Kamal Majumder's son, four others get 40 years\|url=https://article.wn.com/view/2002/11/01/Kamal_Majumders_son_four_others_get_40_years/\|accessdate=11 February 2018\|work=article.wn.com\|language=en}}</ref> Jewel died on 29 May 2017.<ref name="tvmd" />		Majumder is married to Shahida Majumdar. She is the daughter of Syed Yasin.Shahida was sued by Bangladesh Anti Corruption Commission for possession of illegal wealth.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Kamal Majumder's wife surrenders to court\|url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/2008/04/08/kamal-majumder-s-wife-surrenders-to-court\|accessdate=11 February 2018\|work=bdnews24.com}}</ref> His son, Ziauddin Ahmed Majumder Jewel, was the managing director of Mohona TV.<ref name="tvmd" /> Jewel was sentenced to 40 years in jail in 2002 for the murder of Shipu, a cell phone trader in Banani.<ref>{{cite book\|title=Asian News Digest: A Weekly Record on Governance, Economy, Development, Human Rights, and Environment\|date=2002\|publisher=Asian News Chroniclers\|page=2402\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=daAUAQAAIAAJ&q=Kamal+Ahmed+Majumder\|accessdate=11 February 2018\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=Kamal Majumder's son, four others get 40 years\|url=https://article.wn.com/view/2002/11/01/Kamal_Majumders_son_four_others_get_40_years/\|accessdate=11 February 2018\|work=article.wn.com\|language=en}}</ref> Jewel died on 29 May 2017.<ref name="tvmd" />

	==Controversy==		==Controversy==
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{{short description|Bangladeshi politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Kamal Ahmed Majumder
|native_name = কামাল আহমেদ মজুমদার
|native_name_lang = bn
|image = Kamal Ahmed Majumder by Rezowan (cropped).jpg
|caption = Majumder in 2013
|constituency_MP = [[Dhaka-15]]
|term_start = January 2009
|predecessor = ''Position established''
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1950|3|3|df=yes}}
|birth_place = [[Feni District|Feni]], [[East Bengal]], [[Dominion of Pakistan]]
| nationality = Bangladeshi
| occupation = Politician
| party = [[Bangladesh Awami League]]
}}

'''Kamal Ahmed Majumder''' (born 3 March 1950) is a [[Bangladesh Awami League]] politician and the incumbent [[Jatiya Sangsad]] member from [[Dhaka-15]] since its inception in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/bn/mps-bangla/members-of-parliament-bangla/current-mps-bangla/2014-03-23-11-45-04?layout=edit&id=2092|title=Constituency 188_10th_En|last=Majumder|first=Kamal Ahmed|website=www.parliament.gov.bd|language=bn-bd|access-date=7 September 2018}}</ref>

==Early life==
Majumder graduated with a B.A. degree.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kamal Ahmed Majumder Biography|url=https://amarmp.com/mp/608/biography|website=Amarmp|accessdate=11 February 2018}}</ref>

==Career==
Majumder contested the controversial by-election in Mirpur on 3 February 1993. He lost the election to Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate Sayed Muhammad Mohsin.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Chowdhury |first1=Mahfuzul H. |year=2017 |orig-year=First published 2003 |title=Democratization in South Asia: Lessons from American Institutions |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jFM8DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT128 |publisher=Routledge |language=en |isbn=978-1-351-77391-1}}</ref> He was arrested in August 2002 by [[Bangladesh Police]] during the [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] government. [[Amnesty International]] feared that he would be tortured in custody.<ref>{{cite web|title=Document|url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/asa13/010/2002/en/|website=amnesty.org|language=en}}</ref>

Majumder was elected to Parliament in the [[2008 Bangladeshi general election]], beating Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate [[Muhammad Hamidullah Khan]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Bangladesh Parliament Election|url=http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=181&Year=2008|website=amardesh.com|publisher=Amar Desh Online|accessdate=11 February 2018}}</ref> On 22 October 2013 his car was attacked with Molotov cocktails outside Mohona TV.<ref>{{cite news|title=Cocktail hurled at MP Kamal Majumder's car|url=http://www.clickittefaq.com/cocktail-hurled-at-mp-kamal-majumders-car/|accessdate=11 February 2018|work=Ittefaq}}</ref> He was elected to Parliament in the General Election 2014 as a candidate of Bangladesh Awami League from [[Dhaka-15]]. He beat his nearest rival Ekhlas Uddin Molla, an independent candidate by 26,786 votes.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bangladesh Election Result 2014|url=http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates?constituency_id=188|accessdate=11 February 2018|work=election.dhakatribune.com|publisher=Dhaka Tribune}}</ref> Majumder is the chairman of [[Mohona TV]], a private television channel.<ref name="tvmd">{{cite news|title=Mohona TVMD dies|url=http://www.daily-sun.com/printversion/details/229819/Mohona-TVMD-dies|accessdate=11 February 2018|work=Daily Sun|language=en}}</ref> He is a member of the Parliamentary standing committee on Housing and Public Works Ministry.<ref>{{cite news|title=Amendments suggested to Cox's Bazar Development Authority Bill 2015|url=http://www.bssnews.net/newsDetails.php?cat=0&id=549261&date=2016-01-26|accessdate=11 February 2018|work=bssnews.net|publisher=BSS|language=en}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Majumder is married to Shahida Majumdar. She is the daughter of Syed Yasin.Shahida was sued by Bangladesh Anti Corruption Commission for possession of illegal wealth.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kamal Majumder's wife surrenders to court|url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/2008/04/08/kamal-majumder-s-wife-surrenders-to-court|accessdate=11 February 2018|work=bdnews24.com}}</ref> His son, Ziauddin Ahmed Majumder Jewel, was the managing director of [[Mohona TV]].<ref name="tvmd" /> Jewel was sentenced to 40 years in jail in 2002 for the murder of Shipu, a cell phone trader in Banani.<ref>{{cite book|title=Asian News Digest: A Weekly Record on Governance, Economy, Development, Human Rights, and Environment|date=2002|publisher=Asian News Chroniclers|page=2402|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=daAUAQAAIAAJ&q=Kamal+Ahmed+Majumder|accessdate=11 February 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Kamal Majumder's son, four others get 40 years|url=https://article.wn.com/view/2002/11/01/Kamal_Majumders_son_four_others_get_40_years/|accessdate=11 February 2018|work=article.wn.com|language=en}}</ref> Jewel died on 29 May 2017.<ref name="tvmd" />

==Controversy==
Majumder assaulted [[RTV (Bangladesh)|RTV]] journalist, Aparna Singha, and cameraman, Syed Haider, on 4 January 2012 in the [[Monipur High School and College]] at Mirpur. He is the president of the Monipur High School managing committee.<ref>{{cite news|title=MP Kamal Majumder assaults TV reporter|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-216910|accessdate=11 February 2018|work=The Daily Star|date=4 January 2012|language=en}}</ref> He was fined in 2013 by [[Bangladesh Election Commission]] for violating the electoral code of conduct while campaigning for the 2014 Bangladesh general elections.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kamal Ahmed Majumder fined|url=http://www.banglanews24.com/index.php/politics/article/12830/Kamal-Ahmed-Majumder-fined|accessdate=11 February 2018|work=banglanews24.com|language=en}}</ref> In 2014 he established an extrajudicial court called Social Justice Committee in his office in Mirpur. Mirpur police officers described the court as illegal.<ref>{{cite news|title='Court' in parliament member's office|url=http://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/news/52110/Court-in-parliamentarian-s-office|accessdate=11 February 2018|work=Prothom Alo|language=en}}</ref>

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