Abu Sayeed is a politician from Pabna district of Bangladesh, organizer of the War of Liberation, and former Minister of State for Information who was a Member of Parliament for the then Pabna 8 and Pabna-1 constituencies.

Career

Sayeed was a member of the then

Pakistan National Assembly The National Assembly ( ur, , translit=Aiwān-e-Zairīñ, , or ur, قومی اسمبلی, romanized: ''Qaumi Assembly'') is the lower legislative house of the bicameral Parliament of Pakistan, which also comprises the Senate of Pakistan (upp ...

in 1970. He was part of the 34-member committee formed in 1972 to formulate the draft

Constitution of Bangladesh The Constitution of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের সংবিধান — ), officially the Constitution of the People's Republic of Bangladesh ( bn, গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশের ...

. He was designated as the governor of

Pabna district Pabna District ( bn, পাবনা জেলা) is a district in central Bangladesh. It is an economically important district in Bangladesh. Its administrative capital is the eponymous Pabna town. History Archeologist Cunningham conjectured ...

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Sheikh Mujibur Rahman ( bn, শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান; 17 March 1920 – 15 August 1975), often shortened as Sheikh Mujib or Mujib and widely known as Bangabandhu (meaning ''Friend of Bengal''), was a Bengali politi ...

in 1975. He has been known for his criticism of the military government. Sayeed was the State Minister of Information of Bangladesh from 6 June 1996 until 15 July 2001. In 2013, Sayeed was conferred a PhD degree by Rajshahi University for his thesis titled "Independence of Bangladesh: Diplomatic War". In January 2014, Sayeed lost as an independent candidate to Shamsul Haque Tuku in the general election from Pabna-1 constituency. In November 2018, Sayeed left Awami League and joined

Gano Forum Gano Forum ( bn, গণফোরাম), literally ''People's Forum'', is a political party in Bangladesh. GF was formed through a split of the Awami League and the merger of civil society groups in 1992. The party is headed by one of its found ...

to contest the upcoming election from Pabna-1 as a candidate of the

Jatiya Oikya Front Jatiya Oikya Front (English: National Unity Front; bn, জাতীয় ঐক্য ফ্রন্ট) was a Bangladesh-based political alliance of primarily four parties led by Kamal Hossain. The front officially declared its formation on ...

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Living people Awami League politicians Academic staff of the University of Rajshahi State Ministers of Information (Bangladesh) Place of birth missing (living people) Date of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) Pabna Edward College alumni Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League central committee members {{AwamiLeague-politician-stub