Wadud Bhuiyan | |
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In office 25 February 1996 – 30 March 1996 |
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In office 10 October 2001 – 29 October 2006 |
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Personal details | |
Born |
Khagrachari, Bangladesh |
5 January 1965
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
Children | Bansharee Wadud, Apsharee Wadud |
Occupation | Politics |
Website | wadudbhuiyan |
Wadud Bhuiyan (Bengali: ওয়াদুদ ভূইয়া; born 5 January 1965) is a Bangladeshi politician. He was the first and only Bengali politician to be elected an MP in a Chittagong Hill Tracts constituency of Bangladesh. Mr. Bhuiyan was elected twice as the member of the Jatiyo Sangshad (Bangladesh Parliament) from Khagrachari constituency respectively in 6th and 8th National Parliamentary Elections. In addition, he served as the first civilian chairman of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Development Board from 2002 to 2006. He currently holds the posts of assistant employment secretary of Central Executive Committee of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and president of its Khagrachari District unit of . Earlier, he was the general secretary of Khagrachari unit of the party.
He was born on 5 January 1965 at Ramgarh Upazila, Khagrachari District. His father's name is Saleh Ahmed Bhuiyan and mother's name is Biya Saleh. He has two daughters namely Bansharee Wadud and Apsharee Wadud. Mr. Bhuiyan obtained his B.S.S (Hons) degree on Sociology from Chittagong University in 1985. He acquired an M.S.S (Masters) degree on the same discipline from the university in 1986.
Mr. Bhiyan was active in student politics at Chittagong University. He was the convener, which was equivalent to the post of president of the unit, of the Chittagong University unit of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, the student wing of BNP, from 1987 to 1989. At the same time, he also served as the president of Ramgarh unit of the same wing from 1980 to 1990.