Samsuddin Ahmed (6 March 1945 – 20 December 2020) was a

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politician and a

Jatiya Sangsad The Jatiya Sangsad ( bn, জাতীয় সংসদ, lit=National Parliament, translit=Jatiyô Sôngsôd), often referred to simply as the ''Sangsad'' or JS and also known as the House of the Nation, is the supreme legislative body of ...

member representing the

Manikganj-2 Manikganj-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2014 by Momtaz Begum of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Harirampur Upazila, Harirampur and Singair Upazila, Sing ...

constituency during 2001–2006.

Background

Ahmed was born in Mirzaganj,

Harirampur Upazila Harirampur ( bn, হরিরামপুর) is an upazila of Manikganj District in the Division of Dhaka Division, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Geography Harirampur is located at . It has 30,136 households and a total area of 245.42 km2. Demographi ...

Manikganj District Manikganj ( bn, মানিকগঞ্জ ) is a district in central Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division, In 1845 AD it was at first declared as a sub-division. It was at first, under Faridpur district (Faridpur Zila) then it was in ...

in the then

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in 1945. He graduated from

Jagannath College Jagannath University (JnU) ( bn, জগন্নাথ বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় ''Jagannātha biśbabidyālaẏa'', University Acrostic : জবি or JnU) is a state-funded public university at 9–10, Chittaranjan Avenue in Sa ...

Career

Ahmed was elected to parliament from Manikganj-2 as an independent candidate in 2001. He joined

in 2006. He died on 20 December 2020, from

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, during the

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References

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