Abu Sayeed

Abu Sayeed
Sayeed in 1996
Information Minister of Bangladesh
In office
6 June 1996 – 16 July 2001
Personal details
Nationality Bangladeshi
Political party Bangladesh Awami League
Alma mater Rajshahi University

Abu Sayeed is a Bangladesh Awami League politician who served as the Information Minister of Bangladesh during 1996-2001.[1]

Career

Sayeed was a member of the then Pakistan National Assembly in 1970.[2] He was part of the 34-member committee formed in 1972 to formulate the draft Constitution of Bangladesh.[2] He was designated as the governor of Pabna district by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1975. He has been known for his criticism of the military government.[3]

Sayeed was the Information Minister of Bangladesh from 6 June 1996 until 15 July 2001.[1][4]

In 2013, Sayeed was conferred a PhD degree by Rajshahi University for his thesis titled "Independence of Bangladesh: Diplomatic War".[2]

In January 2014, Sayeed lost as an independent candidate to Shamsul Haque Tuku in the general election from Pabna-1 constituency.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Cabinet Division - Bangladesh - Information and Services - List of Ministers and Advisors". Cabinet.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2013-08-12.
  2. 1 2 3 "Prof Abu Sayeed attains PhD". The Daily Star. 2013-08-04. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  3. ↑ "Police confiscated books of Prof Abu Sayeed". bdnews24.com. 2005-02-18. Retrieved 2013-08-12.
  4. ↑ "Prof Abu Sayeed for alternative interim govt". The Daily Star. 2012-05-26. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  5. ↑ "Tuku set new record of vote rigging". The Daily Star. 2014-01-17. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
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