Asaduzzaman Khan (born 31 December 1950) is a

Bangladesh Awami League Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

politician. He became the Member of Parliament for Dhaka-12 in 2014, being re-elected in 2018. He currently serves as

Minister of Home Affairs An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a cabinet official position that is responsible for internal affairs, such as public security, civil registration and identification, emergency ...

Early life

Khan was born on 31 December 1950 in Monipuripara,

Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city ...

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. His home district is Dohar, Dhaka. In 1965, he completed his SSC from Tejgaon Polytechnic High school (Now

Tejgaon Government High School Tejgaon Government High School (formerly Tejgaon Polytechnic High School) is a school in the Tejgaon area of Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), List of renamed places in Bangladesh, formerly known as Dacca, is the Capital ...

) and in 1967, he completed his HSC 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 ...

which is among the reputed colleges today.

Career

Khan was a member of the Mukti Bahini and fought in the

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 ...

in 1971. He served in sector 2 under Captain

Abdul Halim Chowdhury Abdul Halim Chowdhury (1 February 1928 – 7 October 1987) was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician, Member of Parliament, and government minister. He is a retired captain of Pakistan Army and fought in the Bangladesh Liberation War. Earl ...

. He was elected to Parliament in December 2008. From 2009 to 2013, he served in the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Housing and Public Works. He was a member of the

Bangladesh Press Council Bangladesh Press Council is an quasi-judicial institution that protects freedom of speech and regulates the press in Bangladesh and is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. History The act to establish the institution was passed in 1974. The institution ...

. He founded the Dohar Padma College. He served as the President of the Ispahani School and College and

Tejgaon College Tejgaon College,Dhaka ( bn, তেজগাঁও কলেজ,ঢাকা) is a college in Dhaka city, Bangladesh which was founded in 1961. It has 30,000 students. Tejgaon College is located at Farmgate Farmgate is a area in Dhaka, the cap ...

, two reputed colleges (both founded after Bangladesh's liberation war). He is a senate member of the

Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University ( bn, শেরেবাংলা কৃষি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, Sher-e-Bangla Krishi Bishwabidyaloy) or SAU ''(শেকৃবি)'' is the oldest agriculture educational institution ...

. He was re-elected in January 2014 and on 12 January 2014, he was made the State Minister of Home Affairs. On 14 July 2015 he was made the Minister of Home Affairs.

Early life

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