Obaidul Quader, Minister of Road Transport and Bridges of Bangladesh - Bangladesher Khabor

Obaidul Quader (born 1 January 1950) is a Bangladeshi politician and also a motivational speaker who has been General Secretary of Bnp since October 2016. He is the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges since December 2011 and a Member of Parliament representing the Noakhali-5 constituency since January 2009.

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Obaidul Quader [ Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges ]

He is still representing Awami League in the media and working voluntarily as their media advisor. He was the State Minister of Youth, Sports, and Cultural Affairs from 1996 to 2001.

Early life and education

Obaidul Quader was born on 1 January 1950 to Begum Fazilatunnesa (d. 2018)[7] in Bara Rajapur village, Companiganj Upazila in Noakhali district.

He has three brothers and six sisters including Abdul Kader Mirza, the incumbent mayor of Basurhat municipality in Companiganj, Noakhali.

He completed his matriculation with the first division from Basurhat A. H. C. Government High School and HSC from Noakhali Government College.

He graduated from Dhaka University in political science. His wife Isratunnesa Quader is a prominent lawyer.

Career

Obaidul Quader was involved in politics since his college life. In 1966, he played an active role in the Six point movement. He was also active in the Mass Upsurge and the Eleven-Point Movement in 1969.

In 1971, he participated in the Liberation War as the Commander of Companigonj Thana Mujib Forces. After 1975, Qader was imprisoned for two and a half years.

While in prison, he was elected President of the central committee of the Bangladesh Chhatra League and he remained so for two consecutive terms. He worked as the assistant editor of the newspaper Daily Banglar Bani for a long time.

Obaidul Quader was elected as a Member of Parliament from the constituency Noakhali-5 in the parliamentary elections of 12 June 1996.

He was State Minister of Youth, Sports, and Cultural Affairs from 23 June 1996 to 15 July 2001, and he was the first senior joint general secretary of the Bangladesh Awami League from 26 December 2002 to 26 July 2009.

Obaidul Quader was arrested on 9 March 2007 by the Caretaker government of Bangladesh and remained in prison for 17 months and 26 days before he was released on bail on 5 September 2008.

On 5 December 2011, Quader was appointed as Minister of Communication. He was elected as a member of parliament on 5 January 2014, from the constituency Noakhali-5 for the third time in the 10th parliamentary election. He became the General Secretary of the Awami League in October 2016 at the 20th council of the party.

Works

Obaidul Quader has also been an active journalist and writer. He worked as the assistant editor of the newspaper the daily Banglar Bani for a long time.

So far, he has authored nine books namely, Bangladesh: A Revolution Betrayed (published in 1976 by Monisha Publishers, Kolkata), Bangladesher Hridoy Hote, Pakistani Karagare Bangabandhu, Ei Bijoyer Mukut Kothai, Teen Somudrer Deshe, Meghe Meghe Onek Bela, Rochona Somogro, Karagare Lekha Onusmriti, Je Kotha Bola Hoyni, and Nirbachito Column.

Obaidul Quader traveled to India, Malaysia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, the United States of America, the United Kingdom, South Africa, China, Germany, Singapore, Thailand, Turkey, Italy, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.

The biography is based on the information available on the website of the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges.

Personal life

Obaidul Quader is married to Isratunnesa Quader.

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