Abu Sayeed is a politician from Pabna district of Bangladesh, organizer of the War of Liberation, and former Minister of State for Information who was a Member of Parliament for the then Pabna 8 and Pabna-1 constituencies.
Career
Sayeed was a member of the then
Pakistan National Assembly in 1970.
[ He was part of the 34-member committee formed in 1972 to formulate the draft Constitution of Bangladesh.][ He was designated as the governor of Pabna district by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1975. He has been known for his criticism of the military government.
Sayeed was the State Minister of Information of Bangladesh from 6 June 1996 until 15 July 2001.][
In 2013, Sayeed was conferred a PhD degree by ]Rajshahi University
The University of Rajshahi, also known as Rajshahi University or RU ( bn, রাজশাহী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়), is a public co-educational research university in Bangladesh situated near the northern Bangladeshi cit ...
for his thesis titled "Independence of Bangladesh: Diplomatic War".general election
A general election is a political voting election where generally all or most members of a given political body are chosen. These are usually held for a nation, state, or territory's primary legislative body, and are different from by-elections ( ...
from Pabna-1
Pabna-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Shamsul Hoque Tuku of the Awami League.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Santhia Upazila, Bera Municipality, and four union pa ...
constituency.
In November 2018, Sayeed left Awami League and joined Gano Forum
Gano Forum ( bn, গণফোরাম), literally ''People's Forum'', is a political party in Bangladesh. GF was formed through a split of the Awami League and the merger of civil society groups in 1992. The party is headed by one of its found ...
to contest the upcoming election from Pabna-1 as a candidate of the Jatiya Oikya Front.
References
Living people
Awami League politicians
Academic staff of the University of Rajshahi
State Ministers of Information (Bangladesh)
Place of birth missing (living people)
Date of birth missing (living people)
Year of birth missing (living people)
Pabna Edward College alumni
Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League central committee members
Candidates in the 1970 Pakistani general election
Members of the Constituent Assembly of Bangladesh
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