Shahiduzzaman Sarker | |
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| Member of Parliament | |
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| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Shahiduzzaman Sarker (Bengali: মোঃ শহীদুজ্জামান সরকার) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent Member of Parliament. He is 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]
Early life
Sarkar was born on 13 December 1955.[3]
Career
Sarker was elected to Parliament from Naogaon-2 in 1991 as a candidate of Bangladesh Awami League.[4] He was elected to Parliament again in 2008 from Naogaon-2.[5] He was elected unopposed in 2014 after the main opposition, Bangladesh Nationalist Party, boycotted the election.[6] He was made a Parliamentary whip on 25 January 2014.[7]
References
- ↑ "Banks warned against funding militancy". The Daily Star. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ↑ "MP, 3 police, 1 Ansar test positive for COVID-19 in Bangladesh". New Age. 1 May 2020.
- ↑ "Md. Shahiduzzaman Sarker". Amarmp. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ↑ "Parliament Election Result of 1991,1996,2001". web.archive.org. 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) - ↑ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". amardesh.com. Amar Desh Online. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ↑ "AL closer to majority before voting". archive.newagebd.net. New Age. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ↑ "Feroz made chief whip". The Daily Star. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2018.