Mohammad Sahiuddin Bishwas (1923-21 March 1990) is a

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politician and the former Member of Parliament of

Meherpur-1 Meherpur-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2014 by Farhad Hossain of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Meherpur Sadar and Mujibnagar upazilas. History Th ...

. He was one of the organizers of the

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Early life

Mohammad Sahiuddin was born on 1923. His father Md. Yakub Biswas and mother Samchun Nesha. He passed matriculation from VJ High School in Chuadanga district and got admission in Rajshahi Government College. His son

Farhad Hossain Farhad Hossain ( bn, ফরহাদ হোসেন; born 10 February 1987) is a first-class and List A cricketer from Bangladesh. He made his debut for Rajshahi Division in the 2004/5 season. Up to the end of the 2006/7 season he had scored 90 ...

is the State Minister for Public Administration and Member of Parliament from Meherpur-1 constituency.

Career

Sahiuddin was the founding president of Meherpur Awami League. In 1956 he was elected the first chairman of Meherpur municipality. He was elected Member of the National Assembly (MNA) as a nominee of the Bangladesh Awami League in the 1970 Pakistan National Assembly elections. He was one of the organizers of the

. He served as a Member of Parliament in the Government of Bangladesh during the War of Liberation in 1971. He was the governor of Meherpur in the Bakshal government in 1975. Sahiuddin was one of the organizers of the

. He was elected to parliament from Kushtia-5 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate in 1973. He was elected to parliament from Meherpur-1 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate in 1986.

Death

Mohammad Sahiuddin died on 21 March 1990.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sahiuddin, Mohammad 1923 births 1990 deaths People from Meherpur District Politicians from Khulna Division Awami League politicians 1st Jatiya Sangsad members 3rd Jatiya Sangsad members Rajshahi College alumni