Bangladeshi politician (1939–2023)
Abdus Sattar Bhuiyan (16 January 1939 – 30 September 2023) was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Brahmanbaria-2 constituency.[1] He resigned from the latest position on 11 December 2022 but re-elected for the same position as an independent candidate in the follow-up by-election on 8 February 2023.[2][3]
Early life and family
Bhuiyan was born on 16 January 1939 in Paramanandapur Boro Bari, Sarail, then located in the Brahmanbaria subdivision of the Tippera District.[1] His parents were Maqsud Ali Bhuiyan and Rahima Khatun.[4]
Career
Bhuiyan served as the State Minister of Land and the State Minister of Power in the Second Khaleda Cabinet of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[5][6] He also served as the State Minister for Fisheries and Livestock in that cabinet.[7]
Bhuiyan served as an adviser of Khaleda Zia.[8] He was re-elected to the parliament in the by-election 2023 as an independent candidate.[3]
Death
Abdus Sattar Bhuiyan died on 30 September 2023, at the age of 84.[9]
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