Gias Uddin Ahmed (9 May 1954 – 5 September 2022)[1] was an Awami League politician, officer of the Bangladesh Army and member of parliament for Mymensingh-10.[2]
Captain (retd.) Gias Uddin Ahmed | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Mymensingh-10 | |
| In office 2008–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Altaf Hossain Golandaz |
| Succeeded by | Fahmi Gulandaz Babel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 May 1954 Myemsingh, East Bengal, Pakistan (now, Mymensingh, Bangladesh) |
| Died | 5 September 2022 (aged 68) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Awards |  Bir Protik |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Bangladesh |
| Branch/service |  Bangladesh Army |
| Years of service | 1975-1981 |
| Rank |  Captain |
| Unit | East Bengal Regiment |
| Commands |
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| Battles/wars | Bangladesh Liberation War |
Career
editAhmed fought in the Bangladesh Liberation War.[3]
Ahmed was arrested in 1981 for being involved in the assassination of Ziaur Rahman, president of Bangladesh.[4]
Ahmed was elected to Parliament in 2008 from Mymensingh-10 as an Awami League candidate.[5] He had received 142,126 votes while his nearest rival from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Fazlur Rahman Sultan, had received 71,511 votes.[5] He served in the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs and the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.[6]
On 18 May 2012, Ahmed shot at protestors from his licensed gun in Mymensingh.[7][8] He remained unpopular with local Awami League activists.[9]
In January 2013, Ahmed had threatened to shoot two officers of the Ministry of Education over delaying photocopying some documents.[7] He reportedly said, "You better know I’m a death row convict in Ziaur Rahman killing case. You must do my task whenever it comes. Even then, the buggers make delay".[7] He had to the secretariat to meet Dr Afsarul Ameen, the Minister for Primary and Mass Education.[7][10]
Ahmed did not receive the Awami League nomination for Mymensingh-10 for the 2014 general election; the nomination went to Fahmi Gulandaz Babel, son of Altaf Hossain Golandaz.[11][12] He did not receive the nomination due to various controversies.[13]
Death
editAhmed died on 5 September 2022 at the Asian Institute of Medical Sciences in Faridabad, India.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Former MP veteran heroic freedom fighter Capt. Ghiyas Uddin Ahmed passes away". dailycountrytodaybd.com. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ মনোনয়ন বঞ্চিত পিস্তল গিয়াস!. Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ গফরগাঁওয়ের সাবেক এমপি গিয়াস উদ্দিন মারা গেছেন. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). 5 September 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ সাবেক এমপি ক্যাপ্টেন গিয়াস উদ্দিন আহমেদ আর নেই. Manab Zamin (in Bengali). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Electoral Area Result Statistics". Amarmp. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ সাবেক এমপি গিয়াস উদ্দিন আহমেদ মারা গেছেন. Amader Shomoy (in Bengali). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d "MP Gias threatens with 'shooting'!". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- ^ তিনি শুধুই গুলি করার হুমকি দেন!. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 17 January 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ দলের ভেতর কোণঠাসা হয়ে পড়ছেন গফরগাঁওয়ের সেই সাংসদ গিয়াস!. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 11 October 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ এবার মন্ত্রীর দপ্তরে স্বরূপে সাংসদ গিয়াস - প্রথম আলো. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 20 January 2013. Archived from the original on 20 January 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Search result for Candidates in Constituency Mymensingh-10 | Bangladesh Election Result 2014 by Dhaka Tribune". Dhaka Tribune. 28 April 2018. Archived from the original on 28 April 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ মনোনয়ন বঞ্চিত পিস্তল গিয়াস!. Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). 29 November 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ আতিকুল্লাহ, মুহাম্মদ. ময়মনসিংহ-১০ : গফরগাঁওয়ে বইছে নির্বাচনী হাওয়া. The Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
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