Khandaker Asaduzzaman (22 October 1935 – 25 April 2020) ( bn, খন্দকার আসাদুজ্জামান) was a Bangladeshi Civil Servant and is known as the First Finance Secretary of Independent Bangladesh in the Mujibnagar Government.

Early life

Asaduzzaman was born on 22 October 1935. He had a B.A. Honors and a M.A. degree.

Career

Asaduzzaman was a veteran of

Bangladesh Liberation War The Bangladesh Liberation War ( bn, মুক্তিযুদ্ধ, , also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, or simply the Liberation War in Bangladesh) was a revolution and War, armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Benga ...

. Khandaker Asaduzzaman was the first Finance Secretary of the Mujibnagar Government (Independent Bangladesh). He was elected Member of Parliament from

Tangail-2 Tangail-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2019 by Soto Monir of the Awami League In Urdu language, Awami is the adjectival form for '' Awam'', the Urdu language word for common people. ...

as an Awami League candidate. He was elected as a Member of Parliament 3 times; in 1996, 2008 and 2014 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate from

, he is succeeded by

Soto Monir Soto Monir ( bn, ছোট মনির) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent Member of Parliament of Tangail-2. He was the joint secretary of Awami League's branch in Germany. Career Monir, aka Tanvir Hasan, entered student ...

Awami League In Urdu language, Awami is the adjectival form for '' Awam'', the Urdu language word for common people. The adjective appears in the following proper names: *Awami Colony, a neighbourhood of Landhi Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan *Awami Front, wa ...

. He was the President of Bangabandhu Shishu Kishore Parishad. Asaduzzman has held various positions in the government from being appointed as the Advisor to the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to holding the positions of Chairman of Bangladesh Muktijoddha Parishad, Bangabandhu Shishu Kishore Parishad, and the Chairman of the Establishment Ministry. Asaduzzman was also elected president of Dhaka Club Limited for two consecutive years.

Death

Asaduzzaman died on 25 April 2020.

References

1935 births 2020 deaths Awami League politicians 7th Jatiya Sangsad members 9th Jatiya Sangsad members 10th Jatiya Sangsad members People from Tangail District {{AwamiLeague-politician-stub