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Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah
Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah | |
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সেরনিয়াবাত সাদিক আবদুল্লাহ | |
| 4th Mayor of Barisal | |
| Assumed office 31 July 2018 | |
| Deputy | Gazi Naemul Hossain Litu (Panel Mayor) |
| Preceded by | Ahsan Habib Kamal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 19, 1974 Barisal, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Spouse(s) | Lipi Abdullah |
| Relations | Abdur Rab Serniabat (grandfather) Serniabat Mohiuddin Abdullah (brother) Serniabat Ashik Abdullah (brother) |
| Parent(s) | Abul Hasanat Abdullah (father) Sahan Ara Abdullah (mother) |
| Known for | Politician, businessman |
Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah is a Bangladeshi politician and businessman. He was elected as mayor of the Barisal City Corporation in 2018 city election.[1] He is a son of Awami League politician Abul Hasanat Abdullah and grandson of Abdur Rab Serniabat.[2]
Early life[edit]
Abdullah was born to Abul Hasanat Abdullah and Shahan Ara Abdullah in Barisal.[3] He has no formal education and identifies as self educated.[4]
Career[edit]
Abdullah was nominated by Awami League to contest the Barisal City Corporation in 2018.[4] He was the joint secretary of Barisal City unit of Awami League.[4] He skipped a meeting with voters organized by Citizens for Good Governance (SHUJAN).[5]
Abdullah received 107,353 votes while his nearest rival, Mazibor Rahman Sarwar of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, received 13,135 votes.[6] The election was boycotted by the candidates of Communist Party of Bangladesh and Islami Andolon Bangladesh who alleged vote rigging.[7] He was sworn in office by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the Prime Minister's Office in Dhaka.[8] Before the elections, hundreds of Bangladesh Nationalist Party activists were detained.[9]
Abdullah was appointed General Secretary of Barisal City unit of Awami League.[10]
Three journalists of Barishal Khobor, an online portal, were detained by Bangladesh Police after they took a video of Abdullah and his family on a walk.[11] They were beaten in custody according to locals and charged under the Digital Security Act on 14 September 2020.[11]
References[edit]
- ↑ "New Barisal mayor Sadiq Abdullah sworn in". Dhaka Tribune. 2018-10-22. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ↑ "Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah set to win Barisal city polls". Dhaka Tribune. 2018-07-30. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
- ↑ "MP Abul Hasanat Abdullah's wife dies". UNB. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "BNP's Sarwar wealthiest among mayoral candidates". The Daily Star. 2018-07-02. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ↑ "Serniabat skips 'face to face with citizens'". The Daily Star. 2018-07-14. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ↑ "Sadiq Abdullah of AL bags eight times more votes than BNP's Sarwar in Barishal mayor race". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
- ↑ "BCC polls: Serniabat leads by huge margin". The Daily Star. 2018-07-31. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ↑ "New Barishal mayor Sadiq Abdullah sworn in". The Daily Star. 2018-10-22. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ↑ "An uneven battlefield". The Daily Star. 2018-08-02. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ↑ "Awami League's Barishal city unit council held". The Daily Star. 2019-12-09. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Digital Security Act: 3 including online news portal editor sent to jail in Barishal". The Daily Star. 2020-09-14. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
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