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Narayon Chandra Chanda

Narayon Chandra Chanda

Bangladeshi Politician and Parliamentarian


Narayan Chandra Chanda (born 12 March 1945)[2] is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and incumbent Minister of Land since 2024. He is Jatiya Sangsad member from the Khulna-5 constituency since 2009, and a former Minister of Fisheries and Livestock.[3][4][5]

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Early life

Chanda was born on 12 March 1945 in Dumuria Upazila of Khulna district.

Career

Chanda was elected chairman of Bhandarpara Union Parishad of Dumuria upazila in the first union council election of Bangladesh. He had been elected Chairman for six consecutive times. He was elected a Member of Parliament in the Dumuria-Fultala (Khulna-5) constituency in the by-elections held on December 27, 2000 after the death of the then Health Minister Salahuddin Yusuf. Chanda, a hard working, dedicated activist for the party, was again elected a Member of Parliament in the ninth parliamentary election of 2008. He was elected unopposed for the third time in the 10th parliamentary election in 2014. He got the office of State Minister of Fisheries and Live stocks in this term and later in 2018 he was preceded by Mohammad Sayedul Haque and got the office of Ministry of Fisheries and live stocks.

Personal life

Chanda's son, Abhijit Chandra Chanda, died in January 2020 after committing suicide.[6]


References

  1. "Cabinet gets 3 new ministers, one state minister". Dhaka Tribune. 2018-01-02. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  2. "Constituency 103_11th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  3. "List of 10th Parliament Members English". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  4. "Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy celebrates Independence Day". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  5. Saha, Moloy (7 January 2019). "Ministers dropped from Bangladesh cabinet". New Age. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  6. "Ex-minister's son 'commits suicide'". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 2020-04-04.

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