Muhammad Reazuddin Ahmed (; 24 October 1929 – 14 February 1997), popularly known by his nick name Bhola Mia (), was a

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politician, lawyer and minister. He was a member of parliament for the then Rangpur-13, then Rangpur-15 and Lalmonirhat-3 constituencies. He was the deputy speaker of the 4th parliament of Bangladesh.

Early life and education

Ahmed was born on 24 October 1929 to a

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family in

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(then under

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, Bengal Province. His father, Dalaluddin Ahmed, was a renowned ''

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'' of Kurigram, and his mother's name was Rahimah Begum. He received his

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from the

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in 1945, and became associated with politics whilst enrolling for law. He thereafter left education to pursue his political career.

Career

Riaz Uddin Ahmed was a lawyer and organiser of the

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. He played an active role in all the political activities of the time including the Six Point Movement,

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and participation in the war. He was elected a member of parliament from the then Rangpur-13 constituency as a candidate of Bangladesh Awami League in the first parliamentary elections of 1973. He joined the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and was elected as a member of parliament from the then Rangpur-15 constituency as a candidate of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party in the second parliamentary elections of 1979. In the cabinet of Abdus Sattar, he first served as the minister of labor and industrial welfare and later as the minister of agriculture, labor and social welfare. He then joined the Jatiya Party. He was elected member of parliament from Lalmonirhat-3 constituency as a candidate of Jatiya Party in the 4th Jatiya Sangsad elections of 1988 and 5th Jatiya Sangsad of 1991. On 25 April 1988, he was appointed deputy speaker. He held the post till 4 April 1991.

Death

Reazuddin Ahmed died in Lalmonirhat on 14 February 1997.

References

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