Website www.obaidulquader.com Name Obaidul Quader | Constituency Jatiyo Sangshad Alma mater University of Dhaka | |
Born 1 January 1952 (age 72) Bara Rajapur village, Companiganj Upazila, Noakhali district, East Bengal, Pakistan (now Bangladesh) ( 1952-01-01 ) | ||
Political party Bangladesh Awami League | ||
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Obaidul Quader (born 1 January 1950) is a Bangladeshi politician who has been General Secretary of the Awami League since October 2016. He has served as Minister of Road Transport and Bridges and as a Member of Parliament of Bangladesh. He was the State Minister of Youth, Sports and Cultural Affairs from 1996 to 2001.
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- Bangladeshi Politics Election 2018 Mashrafe Hero Alom Sheikh Tonmoy Obaidul Quader
- Early life and education
- Career
- Works
- Personal life
- References
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Early life and education
Quader was born in Bara Rajapur village, Companiganj Upazila in Noakhali district. He completed his matriculation with a first division from Basurhat A. H. C. Government High School and HSC from Noakhali Government College with a place in the merit list. He obtained his bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Dhaka. He is married to Isratunnesa, who is a lawyer.
Career
Quader worked as the assistant editor of the newspaper in Daily Banglar Bani for a long time. He has authored nine books.
Quader was involved in politics since his college life. In 1966, he played an active role during the Six point movement. He was also active in the Mass Upsurge and the Eleven-Point Movement in 1969. He joined the Liberation War of Bangladesh as the commander of Companigonj Thana Mujib Forces. After 1975, Qader was imprisoned for two and a half years. While in prison, he was elected President of the central committee of Bangladesh Chhatra League and he remained so for two consecutive terms.
Quader was elected as a Member of Parliament from the constituency Noakhali-5 in the parliamentary elections of June 12, 1996. He was State Minister of Youth, Sports, and Cultural Affairs from June 23, 1996 to July 15, 2001, and he was first senior joint general secretary of the Bangladesh Awami League from December 26, 2002 to July 26, 2009. He was arrested on 9 March 2007 by the Caretaker government of Bangladesh and remained in prison for 17 months and 26 days before he was released on bail on September 5, 2008.
On December 5, 2011, Quader was appointed as Minister of Communication. He was elected as a Member of Parliament on January 5, 2014, from the constituency Noakhali-5 for the third time in the 10th parliamentary election. He became the General Secretary of Awami League in October 2016 at the 20th council of the party.
Works
Quader authored the following books:
Personal life
Quader is married to Isratunnesa Quader.