Narayon Chandra Chanda
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Narayan Chandra Chanda | |
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নারায়ন চন্দ্র চন্দ | |
Member of Parliament for Khulna-5 | |
Assumed office 25 January 2009 | |
Preceded by | Mia Golam Parwar |
In office 2000 – 13 July 2001 | |
Preceded by | Salahuddin Yusuf |
Minister of Fisheries and Livestock | |
In office 2 January 2018[1] – 7 January 2019 | |
Preceded by | Mohammad Sayedul Haque |
Succeeded by | SM Rezaul Karim |
State Minister of Fisheries and Livestock | |
In office 25 January 2014 – 2 January 2018 | |
Succeeded by | Ashraf Ali Khan Khasru |
Personal details | |
Born | Khulna | 12 March 1945
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Occupation | Politician |
Narayan Chandra Chanda (born 12 March 1945)[2] is a Bangladesh Awami League politician, the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member from the Khulna-5 constituency since 2009, and a former Minister of Fisheries and Livestock.[3][4][5]
Early life[edit]
Chanda was born on 12 March 1945 in Dumuria upazila of Khulna district.
Family[edit]
Chanda's son, Abhijit Chandra Chanda, died in January 2020 after committing suicide.[6]
Career[edit]
Chanda was elected chairman of Bhandarpara Union Parishad of Dumuria upazila in the first union council election of Bangladesh. He had been elected Chairman for six consecutive times. He was elected a Member of Parliament in the Dumuria-Fultala (Khulna-5) constituency in the by-elections held on December 27, 2000 after the death of the then Health Minister Salahuddin Yusuf. Chanda, a hard working, dedicated activist for the party, was again elected a Member of Parliament in the ninth parliamentary election of 2008. He was elected unopposed for the third time in the 10th parliamentary election in 2014. He got the office of State Minister of Fisheries and Live stocks in this term and later in 2018 he was preceded by Mohammad Sayedul Haque and got the office of Ministry of Fisheries and live stocks.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Cabinet gets 3 new ministers, one state minister". Dhaka Tribune. 2018-01-02. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- ↑ "Constituency 103_11th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- ↑ "List of 10th Parliament Members English". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ↑ "Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy celebrates Independence Day". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ↑ Saha, Moloy (7 January 2019). "Ministers dropped from Bangladesh cabinet". New Age. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ↑ "Ex-minister's son 'commits suicide'". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 2020-04-04.