Bangladesh Awami League

Date and Place of Birth
Born on May 1, 1931 in Habiganj.
Father's name: Late Shah Imtiaz Ali.
He was a pioneer in the field of primary education in the greater Sylhet region.

Education:
Matriculation Examination, Calcutta University in 1947.
First Division. Awarded Scholarship
Intermediate Arts Examination in 1949.
First Division. Stood first in the Dhaka University
B.A. (Hon.) in Economics, 1952, First Class First, Dhaka University
M.A. (Economics), 1953, First Class First, Dhaka University.

Barrister Chowdhury Hafizur Rahman was born in 1970 at Chowdhury Para of village Dattapara of Shibchar Upazila in Madaripur. He is the 3rd among five sons and six daughters of Chowdhury Shahid Uddin Ahmed and Chowdhury Hamida Begum (Merry).

He passed S.S.C in 1985 from Faridpur Govt. Zilla School, H.S.C in 1986 from Dhaka College with first division. He obtained his LL.B Honors and LL.M degree from Dhaka University in 1991 and 1992 respectively.

Deputy Leader of the House in Parliament.

Suranjit Sengupta is a senior Awami League politician in Bangladesh. His political career started with association with the leftist parties. In 1970's national election of Pakistan, he was elected from Sylhet District as a candidate of National Awami Party in the Provincial Assembly.

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid was born in Beanibazar upazila in Sylhet on July 5, 1945. He studied in Sylhet MC College and Dhaka University.

Newly appointed Planning Minister Air Vice Marshal (retd) AK Khandaker completed his graduation from RPAF College in September in 1952. He served in Fighter Squadron till 1955 and became Flying Instructor. He was at Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Academy till 1957.

Newly appointed Minister for Jute and Textiles, Abdul Latif Siddiqui was born at Chhatihati village in Kalihati upazila in Tangail district in 1943. He was elected a lawmaker from Tangail-4 (Kalihati) constituency in December 29 Jatiya Sangsad elections.

Engineer Khandker Mosarraf Hossain assumed the responsibility of Minister for Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare & Overseas Employment to the present Government on 7 January 2009. Besides, he was also given the portfolio of the Ministry of Labour and Employment. He was elected a lawmaker from Faridpur-3 constituency in December 29 Jatiya Sangsad elections.

Motiya Chowdhury is a prominent Bangladeshi politician. She is currently a presidium member of Bangladesh Awami League. She is a Member of Parliament and the minister of agriculture under the prime ministership of Sheikh Hasina. She held this post once before from 1996 to 2001 during the previous tenure of Awami League in power.

Current Chairman, BTRC