Abdus Sattar Bhuiyan

Abdus Sattar Bhuiyan
আবদুস সাত্তার ভূঁইয়া
Member of Parliament for Brahmanbaria-2
In office 28 January 2019 – 30 September 2023
Preceded by	Ziaul Haque Mridha
Succeeded by	Md. Shahjahan Alam Shaju
In office 15 February 1996 – 9 October 2001
Preceded by	A. Satter
Succeeded by	Fazlul Hoque Amini
State Minister of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources
In office 3 October 2006 – 29 October 2006
State Minister of Land
In office 6 May 2004 – 3 October 2006
State Minister of Fisheries and Livestock
In office 22 May 2003 – 6 May 2004
State Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs
In office 10 October 2001 – 7 April 2003
Member of Parliament for Comilla-1
In office 2 April 1979 – 24 March 1982
Preceded by	Mohammad Sayedul Haque
Succeeded by	Mohammad Mobarak Ali
Personal details
Born	(1939-01-16)16 January 1939 Sarail, Brahmanbaria District, Chittagong Division, Bengal Province, British India
Died	30 September 2023(2023-09-30) (aged 84) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Political party	Bangladesh Nationalist Party

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]

References

1. "Constituency 244_11th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
2. "Brahmanbaria-2, where AL never won after 1975". Dhaka Tribune. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
3. "Newly elected six MPs take oath". Dhaka Tribune. 8 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
4. ছয় আসনের বিজয়ীদের নিয়ে গেজেট প্রকাশ. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 7 February 2023.
5. "Ukil Abdus Sattar made new power minister". The Daily Star. UNB. Archived from the original on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
6. "JSS leaders blame Wadud Bhuiyan for attacks in Khhagrachhari villages". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
7. "Tap global poultry trade as no bird flu in Bangladesh". The Daily Star. UNB. Archived from the original on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
8. "Judges to be removed if they don't deliver verdict as per govt's wish". The Daily Observer. Archived from the original on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
9. "ব্রাহ্মণবাড়িয়া-২ আসনের সংসদ সদস্য আবদুস সাত্তার ভূঁইয়ার মৃত্যু". Prothomalo (in Bengali). 30 September 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.