Sayed Ashraful Islam

Sayed Ashraful Islam
Born (1952-01-01) January 1, 1952
Mymensingh, Bangladesh
Residence Dhaka, Bangladesh and London, UK
Political party Bangladesh Awami League
Spouse(s) Sheila Thakur (Married date:Unknown)

Sayed Ashraful Islam (born 1952) is a Bangladeshi politician. He is a parliament member and incumbent Minister of Public Administration of the Bangladesh Government.[1]

Early life

Syed Ashraful Islam is a Bangladeshi politician and the General Secretary of the Bangladesh Awami League Party.[2][3] He is the former Local Government Rural Development minister of Bangladesh.[4] Ashraful was a successful freedom fighter during 1971 liberation war. He was involved in politics from the student life. He became the General Secretary of greater Mymensingh District Chhatra League and assistant publicity secretary of the central unit. He also worked as the Acting General Secretary of Awami League (AL) after the arrest of its General Secretary, Abdul Jalil. Now he is working as the spokesman of Bangladesh Awami League Party. He is the eldest son of Syed Nazrul Islam, acting president of the then Mujibnagar government in 1971.[5] He is the incumbent General secretary of Bangladesh Awami League.[6]

Political & education career

In 1975, following the killing of his father in prison along with three other national leaders, Ashraful immigrated to the United Kingdom and lived in London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Whilst living in Tower Hamlets, Ashraful was involved in Bangladeshi community activism and played an important role in formation of Bangladesh Youth League (BYL). He was elected as an Education Secretary of Federation of Bangladeshi Youth Organisation (FBYO) and worked at an education project based at Montefiore Centre in Tower Hamlets. Before immigrating to the United Kingdom, he completed Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) 1973 from Mymensingh Zillah School. He returned to Bangladesh in 1996 and was elected Member of Parliament (MP) from his home constituency, Kishoreganj Sadar, in the 7th national elections of Bangladesh. He was elected an MP in the 2001 election as well. He worked as a member of the parliamentary standing committee on foreign ministry. His electoral pledges include building up developed road and rail link from Dhaka to his home town, Kishoreganj.

He questioned the role of Bangladesh in the Saudi lead military alliance against terror.[7] He has criticized Bangladesh Bank and the Finance Ministry for the high rate of interest.[8] He is part of a committee to study the judicial pay scale.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Parliamentary body summons BB’s audit report". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Awami League Central Working Committee". Bangladesh Awami League.
  3. ↑ "Ashraf calls upon BNP to do peaceful politics". The Daily Star. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Syed Ashraful Islam declines comment after losing LGRD ministry". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Bangabandhu remembered on Homecoming Day". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "PSC, EC to get equal status". The Daily Star. BSS. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "Ashraf questions joining Saudi alliance". The Daily Star. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  8. ↑ "Syed Ashraf flays finance minister, Bangladesh Bank for ‘high’ interest rate on loans". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  9. ↑ "Cabinet committee to work on judiciary pay scale". www.dhakatribune.com. Retrieved 18 January 2016.



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