Benzir Ahmed: Difference between revisions

Ahmed was born on 29 February 1952<ref name="pld" /> in the village of Bainna, [[Dhamrai Upazila|Dhamrai]], [[Dhaka District]], [[East Pakistan]], Pakistan, the third child among four brothers and two sisters.<ref name="aa27Nov2018">{{cite news |title=FF Benjir Ahmed gets AL ticket in Dhaka 20 |url=https://dailyasianage.com/news/151247/ff-benjir-ahmed-gets-al-ticket-in-dhaka-20 |work=The Asian Age |location=Bangladesh |date=27 November 2018}}</ref> He attended Manikganj Debendra College and [[Dhaka University]].<ref name="aa27Nov2018" /> He has a M.A. degree.<ref name="pld">{{cite web |title=Constituency 193 |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/110-mps-category/mps-of-9th-parliament/842-constituency-193 |publisher=Bangladesh Parliament |access-date=24 December 2018}}</ref>

Ahmed was elected to Parliament in 2008 from Dhaka-20 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate.<ref name="aa27Nov2018" /> He received the nomination to contest 2018 election from Dhaka-20.<ref>{{cite news |title=Who are the Awami League candidates? |url=https://bdnews24.com/11thparliamentaryelection/2018/11/25/who-are-the-awami-league-candidates |access-date=24 December 2018 |work=BD News24}}</ref> He is the president of the [[Dhaka District]] unit of the Bangladesh Awami League.<ref>{{cite news |title=AL enough to defeat itself in next polls! |url=https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/news/180403/AL-enough-to-defeat-itself-in-next-polls |access-date=24 December 2018 |work=Prothom Alo}}</ref> He is the President of [[Bangladesh Association of International Recruiting Agencies]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Manpower recruiting agencies demand Tk 2,000cr stimulus package |url=https://unb.com.bd/category/Bangladesh/manpower-recruiting-agencies-demand-tk-2000cr-stimulus-package/53952 |access-date=2021-07-07 |work=UNB}}</ref>