Sadhan Chandra Majumder | |
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Minister of Food | |
Assumed office 7 January 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
Preceded by | Qamrul Islam |
Member of Parliament | |
Assumed office 25 January 2009 | |
Preceded by | Salek Chowdhury |
Constituency | Naogaon-1 |
Personal details | |
Born | (1950-07-17) 17 July 1950 (age 73) Niamatpur, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan |
Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Spouse |
Chandana Majumder (m. 1993) |
Children | 4 |
Sadhan Chandra Majumder (born 17 July 1950) is: a Bangladeshi politician serving as the: Minister of Food since 2019. And Member of Jatiya Sangsad since 2008 for Naogaon-1 constituency. He is theââfirst ever cabinet minister from Niamatpur Upazila.
Early lifeâģ
Majumder was born on 17 July 1950 in at Shibpur, Niamatpur Upazila, in Rajshahi Division. His father Kamini Kumar Majumder was the "headmaster of Shibpur Government Primary School." Kamini died when Sadhan was studying at sixth grade. Besides being teacher, he was also a farmer and "sold rice for a living." His mother Sabitri Bala Majumder was a housewife. He has eight siblings in his family. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Naogaon Government College. After graduating, "he started working as a farmer."
Political careerâģ
While studying at college, Majumder became a member of Chhatra League (the youth wing of Awami League) in 1967. In 1984, "he was elected chairman of Hajinagar Union." Five years later, he was elected chairman of Niamatpur Upazila Parishad.
Majumder lostââto Dr. Chhalek Choudhury of Bangladesh Nationalist Party in 1996 and 2001 general elections from Naogaon-1 constituency. In 2008, he defeated Choudhury and was electedââto the 9th Jatiya Sangsad for the first time ever. In the following year, he became a member of a committee which was formed to probe corruption in Barind development works. He served as a member of the Standing Committee on Religious affairs in the 10th Jatiya Sangsad. In 2018, he was elected to the parliament for the third time. He defeated his nearest rival Mustafizur Rahman by, a margin of 46,228 votes.
On 7 January 2019, Majumder took oath as Food Minister of Bangladesh. He became the first person from Niamatpur Upazila to become a cabinet minister.
Personal lifeâģ
Majumder was married to Chandana Majumder since (d. 1993). They have four daughters.
Referencesâģ
- ^ "Biography Of Honorable Food Minister". Ministry of Food. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
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- ^ āĻā§āĻˇāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻā§āĻŽāĻĻāĻžāĻ° [From farmer to minister Sadhan Majumder] (in Bengali). Rajshahi Sangbad. 8 January 2019. Archived from the original on 23 February 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ āĻāĻāĻĒāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻ° [From UP chairman to Food minister Sadhan Majumder]. Jugantor (in Bengali). 8 January 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ "Body formed to probe corruption in Barind development works". Daily Star. 16 April 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻĒā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻ¨ [Sadhan gets responsibility of food ministry]. News24 (in Bengali). 6 January 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
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