Salahuddin Ahmed (politician)

Salahuddin Ahmed (born 1960/61)[1] is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician who served as the state minister of communication and a member of parliament from Cox's Bazar-1 constituency.[2] He was the spokesperson of the party. In 2015, he disappeared in Dhaka and reappeared three months later in Shillong, India under Indian police custody.[3]

Salahuddin Ahmed
State Minister of Communications
In office
2001–2006
Prime MinisterKhaleda Zia
Member of Parliament - Cox's Bazar-1
In office
1996–2006
Preceded byEnamul Haq Manju
Succeeded byHasina Ahmed
Personal details
Born (1962-02-02) 2 February 1962
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party
Spouse(s)Hasina Ahmed (1988)
Children
  • Shaid Ahmed
  • Iqra Ahmed
  • Rayda Ahmed
  • Yusuf Ibrahim Ahmed
ParentsShaydul Haque (Father)
Aysha Haque (Mother)
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka(LLB LLM)

Career

Ahmed served as the state minister of communication from 2001 to 2006 in the Second Khaleda Cabinet.[4] He served as the Joint General Secretary of Bangladesh Nationalist Party. In January 2015, he was appointed spokesperson of Bangladesh Nationalist Party by Khaleda Zia after Rizvi Ahmed, the previous spokesperson, was arrested by Bangladesh Police.[5] BCS Administration (Magistrate) (1988–1996).

Disappearance

In March 2015, Ahmed disappeared in Uttara, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party claimed he had been arrested by law enforcement agencies in Bangladesh and according to witness by Rapid Action Battalion. He reappeared two months later in Shillong, Meghalaya, India. He was arrested by the Indian Police and charged under the Foreigners Act for entering India illegally.[5][6] On 3 June 2015 he was charged by Shillong Police and was interned in North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences where he was receiving treatment.[7]

Personal life

Ahmed is married to Hasina Ahmed,[4] with two sons and two daughters.

References
  1. "Trespassing Charges: Salahuddin cleared". The Daily Star. 2018-10-27. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
  2. "Missing Bangladesh opposition spokesman surfaces in India". The Guardian. Agence France-Presse. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  3. "Bangladesh Is Vanishing The Opposition". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  4. "PM lobbied over Dhaka disappearance". BBC News. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  5. Rashid, Muktadir; Bergman, David. "Anatomy of a Disappearance, and a Reappearance - The Wire". thewire.in. The Wire. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  6. "BNP leader Salahuddin says he was kidnapped from Uttara". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  7. "Charge framed against Salahuddin". The Daily Star. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2018.


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