Benzir Ahmed (born 29 February 1952) is a

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politician and a former

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member representing the Dhaka-20 constituency.

Early life

Ahmed was born on 29 February 1952 in the village of Bainna,

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, the third child among four

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s and two

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s. He attended Manikganj Govt. Debendra College and

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. He has a M.A. degree.

Career

Ahmed was elected to Parliament in 2008 from Dhaka-20 as a

candidate. He received the nomination to contest the 2018 election from Dhaka-20. He is the president of the

unit of the Bangladesh Awami League. He was the President of Bangladesh Association of International Recruiting Agencies(BAIRA). In 2022 BAIRA Election, he lost to the panel led by Mohammad Abul Bashar.

Political life

Benjir was elected as the first Member of Parliament in the Ninth National Parliament elections in 2008. During the Ninth Parliament, he was a member of the Petition Committee and the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Lands. In 2014, he did not participate in the election as he was not nominated. He was nominated by

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in the 11th National Parliament election held on 30 December 2018 and later got the candidacy of Grand Alliance. He was nominated by Awami League in the 12th National Parliament election held on 7 January 2024. He got 83,708 thousand votes defeating his nearest rival independent candidate Mohaddesh Hossain.

References

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