Abdus Sattar Bhuiyan (16 January 1939 – 30 September 2023) was a

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politician and a

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member representing the

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constituency. He resigned from the latest position on 11 December 2022 but re-elected for the same position as an independent candidate in the follow-up by-election on 8 February 2023.

Early life and family

Bhuiyan was born on 16 January 1939 in Paramanandapur Boro Bari, Sarail, then located in the Brahmanbaria subdivision of the

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. His parents were Maqsud Ali Bhuiyan and Rahima Khatun.

Career

Bhuiyan served as the State Minister of Land and the State Minister of Power in the

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of Bangladesh Nationalist Party. He also served as the State Minister for Fisheries and Livestock in that cabinet. Bhuiyan served as an adviser of

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. He was re-elected to the parliament in the by-election 2023 as an independent candidate.

Death

Abdus Sattar Bhuiyan died on 30 September 2023, at the age of 84.

References

1939 births 2023 deaths People from Sarail Upazila Politicians from Chittagong Division Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians State ministers of fisheries and livestock State ministers of land State ministers of power, energy and mineral resources 2nd Jatiya Sangsad members 6th Jatiya Sangsad members 7th Jatiya Sangsad members 11th Jatiya Sangsad members {{BangladeshNationalistParty-politician-stub