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| name                = Gias Uddin Ahmed
| name                = Gias Uddin Ahmed
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| predecessor        = [[Altaf Hossain Golandaz]]
| predecessor        = [[Altaf Hossain Golandaz]]
| successor          = [[Fahmi Gulandaz Babel]]
| successor          = [[Fahmi Gulandaz Babel]]
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'''Gias Uddin Ahmed''' is a [[Bangladesh Awami League]] politician, retired officer of the [[Bangladesh Army]] and the former Member of Parliament from [[Mymensingh-10]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bd-pratidin.com/country-village/2013/11/29/29303|script-title=bn:মনোনয়ন বঞ্চিত পিস্তল গিয়াস! |work=Bangladesh Pratidin|language=bn|access-date=2020-04-15}}</ref>
 
'''Gias Uddin Ahmed''' (9 May 1954 – 5 September 2022)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Former MP veteran heroic freedom fighter Capt. Ghiyas Uddin Ahmed passes away |url=https://dailycountrytodaybd.com/story/former-mp-veteran-heroic-freedom-fighter-capt.-ghiyas-uddin-ahmed-passes-away |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=dailycountrytodaybd.com |language=en}}</ref> was an [[Awami League]] politician, officer of the [[Bangladesh Army]] and member of parliament for [[Mymensingh-10]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bd-pratidin.com/country-village/2013/11/29/29303|script-title=bn:মনোনয়ন বঞ্চিত পিস্তল গিয়াস! |work=Bangladesh Pratidin|language=bn|access-date=15 April 2022}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Ahmed was elected to Parliament in 2008 from Mymensingh-10 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate. In 2012, he shot at protestors. In January 2013, he threatened to shot two officers of the Ministry of Education.<ref>{{cite news |title=MP Gias threatens with 'shooting'! |url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2013/01/17/mp-gias-threatens-with-shooting |access-date=9 January 2019 |work=bdnews24.com |language=en}}</ref>
Ahmed fought in the Bangladesh Liberation War.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-09-05 |script-title=bn:গফরগাঁওয়ের সাবেক এমপি গিয়াস উদ্দিন মারা গেছেন |url=https://www.kalerkantho.com/online/country-news/2022/09/05/1180449 |access-date=2022-10-17 |work=Kaler Kantho |language=bn}}</ref>
 
Ahmed was arrested in 1981 for being involved in the [[assassination of Ziaur Rahman]], [[president of Bangladesh]].<ref>{{Cite news |script-title=bn:সাবেক এমপি ক্যাপ্টেন গিয়াস উদ্দিন আহমেদ আর নেই |url=https://mzamin.com/news.php?news=19515 |access-date=2022-10-17 |work=Manab Zamin |language=bn}}</ref>
 
Ahmed was elected to Parliament in 2008 from Mymensingh-10 as an Awami League candidate.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Electoral Area Result Statistics |url=https://amarmp.com/election/result/electoral?seat_id=189/year=0 |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=Amarmp |language=en}}</ref> He had received 142,126 votes while his nearest rival from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Fazlur Rahman Sultan, had received 71,511 votes.<ref name=":1" /> He served in the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the [[Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs]] and the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the [[Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Bangladesh)|Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change]].<ref>{{Cite news |script-title=bn:সাবেক এমপি গিয়াস উদ্দিন আহমেদ মারা গেছেন |url=https://www.amadershomoy.com/national/article/21261/%e0%a6%b8%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%ac%e0%a7%87%e0%a6%95-%e0%a6%8f%e0%a6%ae%e0%a6%aa%e0%a6%bf-%e0%a6%97%e0%a6%bf%e0%a7%9f%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%b8-%e0%a6%89%e0%a6%a6%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%a6%e0%a6%bf%e0%a6%a8-%e0%a6%86 |access-date=2022-10-17 |work=Amader Shomoy |language=bn}}</ref>
 
On 18 May 2012, Ahmed shot at protestors from his licensed gun in Mymensingh.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=2013-01-17 |script-title=bn:তিনি শুধুই গুলি করার হুমকি দেন! |url=https://www.banglanews24.com/national/news/bd/166724.details |access-date=2022-10-17 |work=banglanews24.com |language=bn}}</ref> He remained unpopular with local Awami League activists.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2012-10-11 |script-title=bn:দলের ভেতর কোণঠাসা হয়ে পড়ছেন গফরগাঁওয়ের সেই সাংসদ গিয়াস! |url=https://www.banglanews24.com/cat/news/bd/144547.details |access-date=2022-10-17 |work=banglanews24.com |language=bn}}</ref>
 
In January 2013, Ahmed had threatened to shoot two officers of the Ministry of Education over delaying photocopying some documents.<ref name=":2">{{cite news |title=MP Gias threatens with 'shooting'! |url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2013/01/17/mp-gias-threatens-with-shooting |access-date=9 January 2019 |work=bdnews24.com |language=en}}</ref> He reportedly said, "You better know I’m a death row convict in Ziaur Rahman killing case. You must do my task whenever it comes. Even then, the buggers make delay".<ref name=":2" /> He had to the secretariat to meet Dr [[Afsarul Ameen]], the Minister for Primary and Mass Education.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=2013-01-20 |script-title=bn:এবার মন্ত্রীর দপ্তরে স্বরূপে সাংসদ গিয়াস - প্রথম আলো |url=http://www.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2013-01-18/news/322284 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120224932/http://www.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2013-01-18/news/322284 |archive-date=2013-01-20  |access-date=2022-10-17 |work=Prothom Alo |language=bn}}</ref>
 
Ahmed did not receive the Awami League nomination for Mymensingh-10 for the 2014 general election; the nomination went to [[Fahmi Gulandaz Babel]], son of [[Altaf Hossain Golandaz]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-04-28 |title=Search result for Candidates in Constituency Mymensingh-10 {{!}} Bangladesh Election Result 2014 by Dhaka Tribune |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180428180717/http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=155 |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=Dhaka Tribune}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=29 November 2013 |script-title=bn:মনোনয়ন বঞ্চিত পিস্তল গিয়াস! |url=https://www.bd-pratidin.com/country-village/2013/11/29/29303 |access-date=17 October 2022 |work=Bangladesh Pratidin |language=bn}}</ref> He did not receive the nomination due to various controversies.<ref>{{Cite news |last=আতিকুল্লাহ|first=মুহাম্মদ |script-title=bn:ময়মনসিংহ-১০ : গফরগাঁওয়ে বইছে নির্বাচনী হাওয়া |url=https://www.dailyinqilab.com/article/102035/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B9-%E0%A7%A7%E0%A7%A6-%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%81%E0%A6%93%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%93%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE |access-date=2022-10-17 |work=The Daily Inqilab |language=bn}}</ref>
 
== Death ==
Ahmed died on 5 September 2022 at the [[Asian Institute of Medical Sciences]] in [[Faridabad]], [[India]].<ref name=":0" />


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 21:59, 10 December 2022


Captain
Gias Uddin Ahmed
Member of Parliament
In office
2008–2014
Preceded byAltaf Hossain Golandaz
Succeeded byFahmi Gulandaz Babel
Personal details
Born(1954-05-09)9 May 1954
Mymensingh District, East Bengal (now Bangadesh)
Died5 September 2022(2022-09-05) (aged 68)
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
Military service
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Gias Uddin Ahmed (9 May 1954 – 5 September 2022)[1] was an Awami League politician, officer of the Bangladesh Army and member of parliament for Mymensingh-10.[2]

Career[edit | edit source]

Ahmed fought in the Bangladesh Liberation War.[3]

Ahmed was arrested in 1981 for being involved in the assassination of Ziaur Rahman, president of Bangladesh.[4]

Ahmed was elected to Parliament in 2008 from Mymensingh-10 as an Awami League candidate.[5] He had received 142,126 votes while his nearest rival from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Fazlur Rahman Sultan, had received 71,511 votes.[5] He served in the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs and the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.[6]

On 18 May 2012, Ahmed shot at protestors from his licensed gun in Mymensingh.[7][8] He remained unpopular with local Awami League activists.[9]

In January 2013, Ahmed had threatened to shoot two officers of the Ministry of Education over delaying photocopying some documents.[7] He reportedly said, "You better know I’m a death row convict in Ziaur Rahman killing case. You must do my task whenever it comes. Even then, the buggers make delay".[7] He had to the secretariat to meet Dr Afsarul Ameen, the Minister for Primary and Mass Education.[7][10]

Ahmed did not receive the Awami League nomination for Mymensingh-10 for the 2014 general election; the nomination went to Fahmi Gulandaz Babel, son of Altaf Hossain Golandaz.[11][12] He did not receive the nomination due to various controversies.[13]

Death[edit | edit source]

Ahmed died on 5 September 2022 at the Asian Institute of Medical Sciences in Faridabad, India.[1]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Former MP veteran heroic freedom fighter Capt. Ghiyas Uddin Ahmed passes away". dailycountrytodaybd.com. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  2. মনোনয়ন বঞ্চিত পিস্তল গিয়াস!. Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  3. গফরগাঁওয়ের সাবেক এমপি গিয়াস উদ্দিন মারা গেছেন. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). 5 September 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  4. সাবেক এমপি ক্যাপ্টেন গিয়াস উদ্দিন আহমেদ আর নেই. Manab Zamin (in Bengali). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Electoral Area Result Statistics". Amarmp. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  6. সাবেক এমপি গিয়াস উদ্দিন আহমেদ মারা গেছেন. Amader Shomoy (in Bengali). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 "MP Gias threatens with 'shooting'!". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  8. তিনি শুধুই গুলি করার হুমকি দেন!. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 17 January 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  9. দলের ভেতর কোণঠাসা হয়ে পড়ছেন গফরগাঁওয়ের সেই সাংসদ গিয়াস!. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 11 October 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  10. এবার মন্ত্রীর দপ্তরে স্বরূপে সাংসদ গিয়াস - প্রথম আলো. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 20 January 2013. Archived from the original on 20 January 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  11. "Search result for Candidates in Constituency Mymensingh-10 | Bangladesh Election Result 2014 by Dhaka Tribune". Dhaka Tribune. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  12. মনোনয়ন বঞ্চিত পিস্তল গিয়াস!. Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). 29 November 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  13. আতিকুল্লাহ, মুহাম্মদ. ময়মনসিংহ-১০ : গফরগাঁওয়ে বইছে নির্বাচনী হাওয়া. The Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). Retrieved 17 October 2022.


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