তথ্য অধিদফতর (পিআইডি)

Life Sketch of Liberation War Affairs Minister A K M Mozammel Huq  

 A K M Mozammel Huq was born in the village of Dakhin Khan in Gazipur Sadar Upzilla on the 1^st October, 1946. His Father's name is Late Dr. Anwar Ali and Mother's name is Late Rabeya Khatun.    

A K M Mozammel Huq has a long and distinguished political career. He was active in student politics and worked as a member of East Pakistan Students League's Central Working Committee for one term and as an Assistant General Secretary for two terms. He has been working as General Secretary and President of Gazipur District unit Awami League since 1976.  

He is a valiant freedom fighter and organizer. He was the convener of the first armed striking committee and led an attack against the Pakistani military force led by Brigadier Zahan Zeb on the 19^th March 1971 in Gazipur. 

He contributed meaningfully in local government administration. He was elected three-times as Union Parishad (UP) Chairman from 1973 to 1986 and four-times as Gazipur Municipality Chairman and Mayor. He was awarded as the best Union Parishad Chairman for several times and best Municipality city Chairman in 1996 and 2003. He played the most important role to shift the Sub-Divisional Office (SDO) of Dhaka to Gazipur and to establish Gazipur as a separate district. He resigned from the post of Mayor of Gazipur Municipality in 2008 and was elected as the Member of Parliament from Gazipur-1 constituency in the 9^th Parliament. At that time he chaired the Parliamentary Standing Committee for the Ministry Land. During the election of 5 January 2014, he was elected Member of Parliament uncontested and appointed as Minister for the Ministry of Liberation War Affairs.    

A K M Mozammel Huq is engaged with various educational and social activities. He visited many countries of Asia, Europe and Australia for official purposes.

In personal life he is married and father of three children.     

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Life Sketch of Mr. Obaidul Quader, Minister for the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges   

Mr. Obaidul Quader was born on January 01, 1952 in Bara Rajapur, a village under Companiganj Upazilla of Noakhali. His father Mosharrof Hussain studied at Calcutta Islamia College and happened to be a classmate of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Quitting civil service his father engaged himself with noble teaching profession. His mother Fazilatunessa was from a noble Muslim family.

Always a commendable student, Mr. Obaidul Quader matriculated from Basurhat Government A.H.C. High School and got first division. He completed his HSC from Noakhali Government College and was placed in the merit list. He graduated from the University of Dhaka in Political Science. His wife Isratunnesa Quader is a prominent lawyer.

A born dreamer as well as a natural orator, Mr. Obaidul Quader owns a long and rich political career. He is renowned as a sophisticated, generous, prudent and dedicated political leader. Since his college days, he has always been dynamically involved in politics.

He played an active role during the 6-Point Movement in 1966. He took part actively in the Mass Upsurge and the 11-Point Movement of students in 1969. In 1971, he participated in the Liberation War of Bangladesh as the Commander of  Companigonj Thana Mujib Forces.

As a political leader, he has never wavered in his devotion to the party and the nation. He was imprisoned at several stages of his action-packed political life. After 1975, he was imprisoned for an uninterrupted two and a half years. While in prison, he was elected as the President of the Central Committee of Bangladesh Chhatra League (the student wing of Bangladesh Awami League), and he remained so for two consecutive terms.

Mr. Obaidul Quader was a member of the Executive Committee formed to celebrate the Bengali Year 1400. He was also the member-secretary of the Committee for celebrating the silver jubilee of the Liberation War and Independence.

Mr. Obaidul Quader was elected as a Member of Parliament from the constituency Noakhali-5 in the 7^th parliamentary elections of June 12, 1996. On June 23, 1996 he was appointed as the State Minister for Youth, Sports and Cultural Affairs. He carried out his responsibilities with utmost honesty and sincerity till July 15, 2001. He is the member of Presidium, Standing Committee and Parliamentary Board of Bangladesh Awami League.

He served as the Secretary of Cultural Affairs and Education of the Central Executive Committee of Bangladesh Awami League from June 23, 2000 to December 26, 2002. He was elected first Senior Joint General Secretary of Bangladesh Awami League from December 26, 2002 to July 26, 2009. While serving Bangladesh Awami League as the Joint General Secretary during the tenure of post 1/11 Caretaker Government, he was arrested on March 09, 2007 and remained in prison for 17 months and 26 days.

Mr. Obaidul Quader was seriously wounded by the grisly grenade attack on August 21, 2004. He was admitted into the Apollo Hospital in Delhi where doctors removed about 80 splinters from his body. While he was in prison in the aftermath of 1/11, he became almost paralyzed on the right side due to the remaining splinters in his body. Later on, 14 more splinters were removed from his body from the same Hospital. Though he is in good health now, there are still 18 splinters left in his body.

On November 2011 he took oath as Minister of the Government. On 5th December Honourable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had assigned him with the responsibility of the Communication Ministry. He had discharged his responsibility as Minister for Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges with great devotion, patriotism, integrity, acumen and as a benovolent political leader. In his tenure he visited 63 districts of Bangladesh and enhanced the image and performance of the Communication Ministry a lot. He also continued as the Minister for Communication during All Party Government from 21st November 2013 to 12th January 2014.

Mr. Obaidul Quader elected as a Member of Parliament on 5th January 2014 from the constituency Noakhali-5 for the third time in the 10th Parliamentary Election and took oath as the Communication Minister on 12th January 2014 for the second time.

Mr. Quader has also been an active journalist and writer. He worked as the assistant editor of the newspaper the Daily Banglar Bani for a long time. So far, he has authored nine books namely, Bangladesh: A Revolution Betrayed (published in 1976 by Monisha Publishers, Kolkata); Bangladesher Hridoy Hote; Pakistaner Karagare Bangabandhu; Ei Bijoyer Mukut Kothai; Teen Somudrer Deshe; Meghe Meghe Onek Bela; Rochona Somogro; Karagare Lekha Onusmriti: Je Kotha Bola Hoyni and Nirbachito Column. His works have been acclaimed by eminent critics both in home and abroad.

Mr. Obaidul Quader travelled India, Malaysia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, United States of America, United Kingdom, South Africa, China, Germany, Singapore, Thailand, Turkey, Italy, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates.

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Life Sketch of Water Resources Minister Anwar Hossain  

Mr. Anwar Hossain was born in Bhandaria under Pirojpur district on 9 February 1944. He is the second son of the founder editor of the Daily Ittefaq, a doen of journalism Late Tofazzal Hossain Manik Miah. Mr. Hossain had his Bachelor of Arts (BA) with honours degree in Geography from Dhaka University and obtained Masters of Arts (MA) in International Relations from George Town University, Washington DC, USA. 

Mr. Hossain was the elected General Secretary (GS) of Fazlul Haq Hall of Dhaka University in 1966-67 and Vice President (VP) in 1967-68. He was elected President of the National Press Club in 1980. He was also the President of Bangladesh Editor's Council.

Mr. Hossain started his career as a journalist in the Daily Ittefaq in 1969 and had been working as its editor since 1972. He was the Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry from March 1985 to March 1988 and for Communication Ministry from March 1988 to December 1990. In the 12 June '96 Parliamentary elections, he was elected MP from Pirojpur-2 and Jhalakathi-1 constituencies. He was elected MP from Pirojpur-2 constituency in 1986, 1988 and 1991 Parliamentary elections. 

Mr. Hossain was one of the members of Bangladesh delegation to United Nations conference attended the Bangdu conference in Indonesia. He visited Muslim states of the world and China as a member of the good will-mission delegations from Bangladesh. Besides, he visited Japan, USA, UK, Italy, South Korea, India, Pakistan and many other countries of the world.

Mr. Hossain is the founder of Barisal Begum Tofazzal Hossain Manik Miah Mahila College, Majeda Begum Mohila College and many other educational institutions.

He is married and father of four daughters.

He has been given the Charge of Adviser to the Prime Minister on 24 November 2013.  He took oath on 12 January 2014 as a Minister of the Ministry of Environment and Forests and on 3 January 2018 he has been reallocated to Water Resources ministry.

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Life Sketch of Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan

Shajahan Khan was born on 1st January, 1952. He comes of a respectable Muslim family in Madaripur. His father late Advocate Moulavi Asmat Ali Khan was a repected politician, educationist, social worker and Member of Parliament. His mother late Tajan Nesa Begum was a House wife.

He passed the S S C examination from United Islamia high School, Madaripur in 1966 and H S C from Madaripur Nazimuddin College in 1968. Shajhan Khan obtained Bachelor’s Degree from Govt. Nazimuddin College under Dhaka University.

Shajahan Khan started student ploitics by joning the movement against the Hamidur Rahman education commission in 1964. He got inspired with the ideal of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in student politics. He was the elected Secretary of Chchatra Legue of Madaripur subdivision in 1966-67 and 1967-68. He was the GS and VP of Nazimuddin College. He is the Vice President of Jatio Sramik League and Executive President of Bangladesh Road Transport Workers Federation.

He played very singificant role in the historic Liberation war in 1971. He participated in all democratic movement and played active pioneering role.

He is involved in various social activities. Shajahan Khan travelled Russia, India, Nepal, UAE, Newzealand, Malaysia, Singapore, UK, Scotland, Japan, Kenya, Thailand and Italy.

Shajahan Khan is married and is blessed with one daughter and two sons. His wife Sayeda Rokeya Begum is a Teacher.

Shajahan Khan was elected Member of Parliament of 9^th Jatiya Sangsad on 29^th December, 2008 and took oath as a Minister on 31^st July, 2009.  He has got the charge of the Ministry of Shipping and Liberation War Affairs on 21 November 2013. Earlier he was elected MP for the fourth time since 1986. Mr. Shajahan took oath as the Minister of the Ministry of Shipping on 12 January 2014.   

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Life Sketch of Mr. Anisul Huq,Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs

Mr. Anisul Huq was born in a respectable Muslim family on 30 March 1956. His father Sirajul Huq (late) was a reputed lawyer and Member of Parliament (MP) as well. His mother’s name is Jahanara Begum.

Mr. Huq had his Secondary and Higher Secondary education from Saint Joseph High School, Dhaka. He obtained graduation with Honours in English Literature and post graduation in the same subject from the University of Dhaka. He also obtained a post graduation degree in Law from the renowned King’s College of the University of London.

Mr. Anisul Huq received a ‘call to the bar’ in 1985 and was enrolled as an Advocate of Bangladesh High Court in 1987. He had been a practising Senior Advocate in the Supreme Court of Bangladesh for 10 years.

Mr. Huq is associated with the creation of a number of historical laws of Bangladesh. Along with his father, he was the prosecutor of the historic Bangabandhu Assassination Case. The Father and Son would be ever remembered for their relentless effort in bringing out the much awaited judgement through which the nation has become free of a long-time stigma. He was also the government appointed lawyer in Peelkhana Carnage Case and rounded off it successfully.

 A widely traveled person Mr. Anisul Huq has visited a good number of countries of the world including the USA, UK, Canada, Singapore and India.

 In the 10^th National Parliamentary election Mr. Anisul Huq got Awami League nomination from Brahmanbaria-4 constituency and was elected Member of Parliament. He was inducted in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on 12 January 2014 and was given the charge of the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs.

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Life Sketch of Foreign Minister Mr. Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali, MP

Mr. Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali, MP was born in 1943 in Dinajpur, Bangladesh. He received BA Honours (1962) and MA (1963) in economics from the University of Dhaka. He taught Economics at the University of Dhaka (1964-66) before joining the Pakistan Foreign Service (PFS) in 1966.   

In his long distinguished diplomatic career, he served in various capacities at the Headquarters in Dhaka and at Bangladesh Missions in abroad which include New York as Vice-Consul, Acting Consul General, New Delhi as First Secretary, Counsellor and Deputy High Commissioner and Beijing as Deputy Chief of Mission with the rank of an Ambassador.

Mr. Ali served as the Bangladesh Ambassador to Bhutan (1986-1990), Germany (1992-1995) with concurrent accreditation to Austria, Czech Republic and Slovak Republic, Nepal (February to October 1996), and High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (1996-2001) with concurrent accreditation to Ireland. In fact, Mr. Mahmood Ali was the first Ambassador of Bangladesh to Ireland with residence in London.

At the Headquarters, Mr. Ali served as a Director General for various Wings which include Administration, International Organizations, United Nations and Economic Affairs, Policy Planning, South Asia and Human Rights. As Additional Foreign Secretary (Bilateral), he negotiated and signed the Tin Bigha Corridor Implementation Agreement with India in 1992. He also negotiated the Burmese Refugees Repatriation Agreement with Myanmar in 1992.

Mr. Ali is a valiant freedom fighter and made enormous contribution in the diplomatic front of the war of liberation of Bangladesh in 1971. He worked for Bangladesh's independence in the U.S. and at the United Nations. Immediately after arriving in New York in 1968, he mobilised the Bangali community in the United States in favour of independence of Bangladesh. He joined the Bangladesh Liberation War in April 1971 and was appointed as the Representative of the Provisional Government of Bangladesh at Mujibnagar in the United States in May 1971. He also acted as the Executive Assistant to Justice Abu Sayeed Chowdhury, Chief Overseas Representative of the Mujibnagar Government and Leader of the Bangladesh Delegation to the United Nations
in 1971.

Mr. Ali retired from active service in April 2001 and joined Bangladesh Awami League. He served as a member of Awami League Central Election Committee in 2001. Mr. Ali was appointed as a member of the Central Advisory Council of the party in December 2002. Later, he was appointed as Co-Chairman of Sub-Committee on International Affairs of the party. He was elected to Parliament as an Awami League candidate in December 2008 from Dinajpur. He was also elected as Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 

Mr. Ali was appointed as the Minister for Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief after the establishment of a separate Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief in September 2012. Following the formation of the all-party election-time Government on 21 November 2013, he was appointed as Foreign Affairs Minister. Later Mr. Ali was appointed as Foreign Affairs Minister on 26 February 2014 after 10^thParliamentary election held on 5 January, 2014.

Mr. Ali likes reading, enjoys music and games, especially tennis. In their personal lives, Mr. and Mrs. Ali have two sons who become well established.

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LIFE SKETCH OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS MINISTER ASADUZZAMAN NOOR

Asaduzzaman Noor was born on 31 October 1946 at Nilphamari District Sadar. His father’s name is Abu Nazem Mohammad Ali and mother’s name is Amina Begum.

He completed his Graduation from Nilphamari College.

He started his career in 1972 to work in a well circulated weekly named ‘Chitraly’. In 1973, he started working in an advertising firm as a General Manager. He joined in Soviet Embassy
(at present Russia) as a Press Relation Officer. In 1980, he joined in East Asiatic Advertising Ltd. (at present Asiatic Three Sixty) as General Manager. Later he became one of the share holders of the company and now he is the Vice Chairman of Asiatic group of companies. He is also the Managing Director of Desh TV Ltd.

His career in theatre started in 1973 when he joined the largest group ‘Nagorik’. Till then, he made more than 600 appearances in 15 different plays of the group. He directed a number of plays. He wrote plays for stage and TV. He acted in more than 110 TV plays and serials, such as-Kothao Keu Nei, Oyomoy, Ei Sob Din Rattri, Bohubrihi etc. He acted in over 50 Radio plays and a good number of full length feature film. He produced about 50 A/V communication materials for both commercial and social communication. He is now a member of the Libaration War Museum Trustee Board, President of Abbriti Somonnoy Parishad, member of the Sommilito Sangskritik Jote and General Secretary of Bangladesh – Russia Friendship Society.

He joined East Pakistan Student Union in 1963. In 1965, he was selected the General Secretary of Nilphamari College Student Union. He was the Cultural Affairs Secretary of East Pakistan Students’ Union. In 1971, Mr. Noor actively participated in the Libaration War and later joined the Communist Party. He involved himself in various political and socio-cultural activities for a long time. These include anti Ershad movement and movement demanding the trial of war criminals under the leadership of Jahanara Imam. In 1998, he joined Bangladesh Awami League. In 2002, he was elected as Publicity Secretary of Bangladesh Awami League Central Committee and in 2009, as Cultural Affairs Secretary of Bangladesh Awami League Central Committee. In 2001 and 2008, he was elected a Member of Parliament from Nilphamari-2 constituency. He was Members of different Parliament Standing Committees of the 9^th National Parliament, such as-Standing Committee for the Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Standing Committee for the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology etc. He was elected as a Parliament Member from Nilphamari-2 of the 10^th National Parliament Election and he took oath on 12 January 2013 as a Minister of the Ministry of Cultural Affairs.

He visited many countries, such as- the United States, the United Kingdom, Bulgeria, Japan, Vietnam, Russia, Italy, France, India, Germany, Australia, Switzerland, Netharland etc. 

He is married. His wife’s name is Dr.Shaheen Akhter, a professor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (child desease specialist and neurologist). Asaduzzaman Noor has one son and one daughter.

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Life Sketch of Mustafa Jabbar Ministry for Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology

Mustafa Jabbar has taken on Oath as Minister of Bangladesh Government today. President Md. Abdul Hamid swore him at the Bangabhaban. Mustafa Jabbar is well known to the people of Bangladesh and Bengali speaking people of the world for his milestone works.

Minister Jabbar has leaded the ICT industry as the president of Bangladesh Computer Samity, the national ICT organisation of Bangladesh in 1996-97 & 2008-14. He is now president of BASIS.

Mustafa Jabbar came from a remote village of Bangladesh. Getting his higher education (Graduation and Masters) in Bangla Language & Literature from the University of Dhaka, he started his career as a journalist on 16 January 1972. He was a member of Mujib Bahini (Bangladesh Liberation Force) in 1971 and participated in the War of Liberation of Bangladesh. He was involved in the movement of freedom of press and was actively associated with the Dhaka Union of Journalists. He was elected as the Organising Secretary of DUJ.

Doing some businesses in Media, Travel & Tour Operation, Printing, Publishing and Computer Reselling, he is now engaged in software development, providing IT education, developing IT enabled educational curriculum, developing course materials for ICT education, creating software and providing ICT services, doing researches on ICT, ICT journalism and writing books on ICT and other subjects. His first novel named Nokshotrer Onger was published in a book form in 2005. His second novel named Suborne Shekorh was published in the Fortnightly Tarokalok's Eid issue of 2006.  He was also involved in developing a local laptop brand named BIJOY.

Mustafa Jabbar is the technology leader and promoter of ICT in Bangladesh. He is the founder member of Bangladesh Computer Samity and Bangladesh Association of Software and Services. He has been elected president of Bangladesh Computer Samity for the fourth term. He was also the founder vice president of BASIS.

Minister Jabbar is more recognised as the local language solution provider in Bangla, Chakma, Asamese, Hindi & developer of Bijoy Bangla Keyboard & Software and expert in Graphics-Multimedia. He has developed Bangla Braille publishing system which enables blind people to use Bangla Braille in computer. He is also regarded as the Master of Digital Bangla Font designing. He has developed Bijoy Library, a library of management Software which is being used by famous libraries of Bangladesh including British Council. He has developed a software named Bijoy Shishu Shiksha for pre school kids. He has developed Prathomik Computer Shiksha, based on Text Books published by NCTB. He has established a large number of schools in Bangladesh including computer based Ananda Multimedia School and Bijoy Digital School.

He has been given the charge of Posts Telecommunications and Information Technology ministry on 3 January 2018.

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