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Shahiduzzaman Sarker

Shahiduzzaman Sarker

Bangladeshi politician

Shahiduzzaman Sarker is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing Naogaon-2 constituency. He is currently the Minister of State for Ministry of Planning. Sarkar previously 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]

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Early life

Sarkar was born on 13 December 1955.[3]

Career

Sarker was elected to the parliament from Naogaon-2 in 1991 as a candidate of Bangladesh Awami League.[4] He was elected again in 2008[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

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    "MP, 3 police, 1 Ansar test positive for COVID-19 in Bangladesh". New Age. 1 May 2020.
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    "Md. Shahiduzzaman Sarker". Amarmp. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
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    "Parliament Election Result of 1991,1996,2001". 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)
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    "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". amardesh.com. Amar Desh Online. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
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    "AL closer to majority before voting". archive.newagebd.net. New Age. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
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    "Feroz made chief whip". The Daily Star. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2018.


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