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Muhammed Sadique (born 1955) is a Bangladeshi retired government official, politician, writer, 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 Sunamganj-4 constituency. He previously served as the 13th chairman of
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. He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 2017 for his contributions to
Bengali poetry Bengali poetry is a rich tradition of poetry in the Bengali language and has many different forms. Originating in Bengal, the history of Bengali poetry underwent three successive stages of development: poetry of the early age (like '' Charyapad ...
.


Biography

Sadique was born in September 1955 at Dharargaon village of
Sunamganj District Sunamganj District (), is a district located in north-eastern Bangladesh in Sylhet Division. History In the ancient period, Sunamganj was part of the Laur Kingdom. After the conquest of Sylhet (Kingdom of Gauiurh) in 1303 by Muslims under the sp ...
. His father's name is Alhajj Mohammad Mubasshir Ali and mother's name is Mastura Begum. Sadique received his bachelor's degree in Bengali language and literature in 1976 and his master's in 1977. He did research on Sylheti Nagri script and received his Ph.D. from
Assam University Assam University is a central public university located at Silchar, Assam, India. It was founded in the year 1994 by the provisions of an act enacted by the Parliament of India. Former Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha is the Chancellor, the Gover ...
in 2005. He joined the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1982. As a member of
Bangladesh Civil Service Bangladesh Civil Service (), popularly known by its acronym BCS, is the civil service of Bangladesh. Civil service in the Indian subcontinent originated from the Imperial Civil Service which was the elite higher civil service of the British Empir ...
, Sadique served as Additional Secretary of
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, Director General of the Bangladesh Institute of Administration and Management Foundation, and Director and Acting Director General of the
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. He served as the Secretary of
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and the
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, respectively. Sadique has served as a member of
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since 3 November 2014 and appointed as the chairman of the commission on 2 May 2016. On 16 September 2020, he was replaced by Md Sohorab Hossain. Sadique is a lifetime member of
Asiatic Society of Bangladesh The Asiatic Society of Bangladesh is a non political and non profit research organisation registered under both Society Act of 1864 and NGO Affairs Bureau, Government of Bangladesh. The Asiatic Society of Bangladesh was established as the Asiati ...
and a fellow of Bangla Academy. He was elected to parliament from Sunamganj-4 as an Awami League candidate on 7 January 2024.


Literature works

* ''Agune Rekhechi Haat'' (1985) * ''Trikaaler Shwaralipi'' (1987) * ''Binidro Bollom Haate Shomudrer Shobdo Shuni'' (1991) * ''Ke Loibo Khobor'' (2010) * ''Nirbachito Kobita'' (2005) * ''Shofat Shaher Laathi'' (2017) * ''Kobi Radharomon Datta: Shohojiar Jotil Jamiti'' (2017) * ''Nei Ar Nilakaash'', Translated from ''
No Longer at Ease ''No Longer at Ease'' is a 1960 novel by Chinua Achebe. It is the story of an Igbo man, Obi Okonkwo, who leaves his village for an education in Britain and then a job in the Colonial Nigeria civil service, but is conflicted between his African c ...
'' (1960) by
Chinua Achebe Chinua Achebe (; born Albert Chinụalụmọgụ Achebe; 16 November 1930 – 21 March 2013) was a Nigerian novelist, poet, and critic who is regarded as a central figure of modern African literature. His first novel ''Things Fall Apart'' ( ...


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sadiq, Mohammed Bangladeshi scholars Living people 1955 births Recipients of Bangla Academy Award People from Sunamganj District Bangladeshi civil servants Alumni of St. Joseph Higher Secondary School 12th Jatiya Sangsad members