Bangladeshi politician and Minister of Agriculture
Mohammed Abdus Shahid (born 1 January 1948)[2] is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former minister of agriculture of Bangladesh.[3][4][5][6] He also served as a member of the Jatiya Sangsad seven consecutive times representing the Moulvibazar-4 constituency.[7][8] He was the former chief whip of the ruling party in the 9th parliament.[9]
Early life
Abdus Shahid was born on 1 January 1948.[10] He has a master's degree in communication.[10]
Career
Shahid was elected to parliament in 1991 from Moulvibazar-4 as a candidate of the Awami League.[11] He received 75,321 votes while his nearest rival, Ahad Miah of the Jatiya Party, received 60,215.[11]
Shahid was re-elected to parliament in June 1996 from Moulvibazar-4 as a candidate of the Awami League.[11] He received 91,811 votes while his nearest rival, Ahad Miah of the Jatiya Party, received 59,825.[11]
Shahid was re-elected to parliament in 2001 from Moulvibazar-4 as a candidate of the Awami League.[11] He received 96,329 votes while his nearest rival, independent candidate Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury, received 70,364.[11] He was the appointed the chief whip of the opposition when the Awami League was the opposition party.[12][13]
Shahid was re-elected to parliament in 2008 from Moulvibazar-4 as a candidate of the Awami League.[11] He received 131,740 votes while his nearest rival, Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury, received 79,599.[11] In his wealth statement he stated he made around 200 thousand as a businessman and chairman of Global Link Limited.[14] He was appointed chief whip of the Jatiya Sangshad.[15]
Shahid was elected unopposed the 2014 election from Moulvibazar-4 as a candidate of the Awami League as it was boycotted by opposition parties.[16]
Shahid was re-elected to parliament in 2018 from Moulvibazar-4 as a candidate of the Awami League.[17] He received 211,613 votes while his nearest rival, Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate Md Mozibur Rahman Chowdhury, received 93,295.[17] He was a member of the Parliamentary standing committee on the Ministry of Finance.[18] He laid the foundation stone of a new academic building of Abul Fazal Chowdhury High School in 2018 but construction could not be completed by 2023.[19]
Shahid was re-elected to parliament in 2024 from Moulvibazar-4 as a candidate of the Awami League.[20] He was appointed the Minister of Agriculture.[21] He warned against corruption after assuming his office.[22]
Shahid was arrested after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government in October 2024.[23] He was placed in four day remand in a case filed over the death of a bus driver in anti-Hasina protest on 5 August.[24] The Anti-Corruption Commission began an investigation against Shahid.[25]
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