Md. Abul Kalam Azad (born 23 August 1958) is a

Bangladesh Awami League The Awami League, officially known as Bangladesh Awami League, is a major List of political parties in Bangladesh, political party in Bangladesh. The oldest existing political party in the country, the party played the leading role in achievin ...

politician and a former

Jatiya Sangsad The Jatiya Sangsad (), often simply referred to as Sangsad and also known as is the unicameral Legislature, legislative body of Bangladesh. The current parliament of Bangladesh contains 350 seats, including 50 seats reserved exclusively for w ...

member representing the

Gaibandha-4 Gaibandha-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024 the constituency is vacant. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Gobindaganj Upazila. History The constituency was c ...

constituency.

Early life

Azad was born on 23 August 1958. He completed his master's degree in geography from the

University of Rajshahi The University of Rajshahi (), also known as Rajshahi University (RU), is a public research university located in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. It is the second oldest and third largest university in Bangladesh. The university's 59 departments are or ...

Career

Azad was elected to the parliament on 5 January 2014 from Gaibandha-4 as an independent candidate. In 2016 he was accused of being involved with attacks on indigenous

Santal The Santal (or Santhal) are an Austroasiatic languages, Austroasiatic-speaking Munda peoples, Munda ethnic group of the Indian subcontinent. Santals are the largest tribe in the Jharkhand and West Bengal in terms of population and are also found ...

community.

References

Living people 1958 births Awami League politicians 10th Jatiya Sangsad members 12th Jatiya Sangsad members Place of birth missing (living people) {{Rangpur-AL-politician-stub