AFM Bahauddin Nasim explained

AFM Bahauddin Nasim
Native Name:আ. ফ. ম. বাহাউদ্দিন নাছিম
Native Name Lang:bn
Constituency Mp:Dhaka-8
Parliament:Bangladesh
Term Start:30 January 2024
Term End:6 August 2024
Predecessor:Rashed Khan Menon
Constituency Mp1:Madaripur-3
Parliament1:Bangladesh
Term Start1:5 January 2014
Term End1:29 December 2018
Predecessor1:Syed Abul Hossain
Successor1:Abdus Sobhan Golap
Birth Date:1961 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Madaripur District, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
Party:Bangladesh Awami League
Spouse:Sultana Shamima Chowdhury
Children:2
Alma Mater:Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University

AFM Bahauddin Nasim is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and current joint secretary of the party. He is a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Dhaka-8 constituency.

Early life

Nasim has a bachelor of science degree from Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University.[1] His paternal grandmother was a sister of Sheikh Lutfar Rahman (father of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman), making Mujib his uncle and Sheikh Hasina his second-cousin.

Career

Nasim started his political career by joining Bangladesh Student League. He was president and also secretary of Bangladesh Student League Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University Unit. In 1981, he became president of Bangladesh Student League, Madaripur District unit. He was the president of the Bangladesh Awami Swechasebak League.[2] He was assistant personal secretary -2 of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina 1996-2001 period. He was elected to parliament in 2014 from Madaripur-3 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate.[3] In 2017, he was acquainted by a on a corruption case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission.[4] He was a member of the treasury bench of the Parliament of Bangladesh.[5] He is now joint general secretary of the Bangladesh Awami League.[6]

Personal life

Nasim was born on 11 November 1961 in Madaripur, Faridpur district of East Pakistan.[7] Nasim is married to Sultana Shamima Chowdhury.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A.F.M. Bahauddin (Nasim) Biography . Amarmp . 1 November 2018.
  2. News: Bahauddin Nasim sent to jail after his surrender . 3 November 2018 . The Daily Star . 17 November 2008 . en.
  3. News: A.F.M. Bahauddin (Nasim) History . 2 November 2018 . Amarmp.
  4. News: Awami League leader Bahauddin Nasim acquitted in ACC case . bdnews24.com . 28 September 2017 . 3 November 2018.
  5. News: Tea export fetches at Tk 17cr in last FY: Tofail . 3 November 2018 . The Independent . Dhaka . https://web.archive.org/web/20181103091832/http://www.theindependentbd.com/arcprint/details/145179/2018-04-10 . 3 November 2018.
  6. News: https://www.channelionline.com/%e0%a6%86%e0%a6%93%e0%a7%9f%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%ae%e0%a7%80-%e0%a6%b2%e0%a7%80%e0%a6%97%e0%a7%87%e0%a6%b0-%e0%a6%95%e0%a7%87%e0%a6%a8%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%a6%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%b0%e0%a7%80%e0%a7%9f-%e0%a6%95-3/. bn:আওয়ামী লীগের কেন্দ্রীয় কমিটিতে যারা. 21 December 2019 . Channel i . bn . 21 December 2019.
  7. Web site: Constituency 220_10th_En. 20 December 2019. Bangladesh Parliament.