Farhad Hossain
ফরহাদ হোসেন
Minister of Public Administration
Assumed office
11 January 2024
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byHimself (as State Minister)
State Minister of Public Administration
In office
7 January 2019 – 10 January 2024
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Succeeded byHimself (as Minister)
Member of Parliament
for Meherpur-1
Assumed office
25 January 2014
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byJoynal Abedin
Personal details
Born (1972-06-05) 5 June 1972
Meherpur District, Bangladesh
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
OccupationPolitician
Websitefarhadhossainmp.com

Farhad Hossain (born 5 June 1972)[1] is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent Minister of Public Administration[2] and Jatiya Sangsad member from Meherpur-1 constituency.[3][4]

Background and early life

Hossain was born on 5 June 1972 in Meherpur District.[5] He completed his master's degree in English .[6] His father, Saheehuddin Biswas, was named MNA (Member of the National Assembly) in 1970.[6] In addition, he was elected MP of parliamentary constituency 73 Meherpur-1 in 1973 and 1986. In 1975 he was elected as the District Governor of Bakshal. He was one of the founders of greater Kushtia District Awami League.

Career

Hossain is the president of Meherpur District unit of Awami League. He was a lecturer at the Dhaka City College.[6]

Hossain was elected parliament member in 2014 from Meherpur-1 (Meherpur-Mujibnagar) as a candidate of the Awami League.[7] He received 80,146 votes while independent candidate Md. Yeearul Islam received 13,919 votes.[7] He was a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the 10th Parliament and member of the sub-committee of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Finance. He is an executive member of Muktijoddha Kalyan Trust.[8]

Hossain was re-elected to parliament from Meherpur-1 as an Awami League candidate in 2018.[9] He received 197,097 votes while his nearest rival, Masud Arun of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, received 14,192 votes.[9] On 7 January 2019, he was appointed the State Minister of Public Affairs; the first to be appointed a minister from Meherpur District.[10]

In June 2022, Hossain said there were nearly 400 thousand vacancies in various ministries of the government.[11] Hossain proposed the Bangladesh Public Service Commission Bill-2022" which would raise the members of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission from 15 to 20.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Constituency 73_11th_En". www.parliament.gov.bd. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  2. ↑ "মন্ত্রিপরিষদ বিভাগ". cabinet.gov.bd. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
  3. ↑ "Those who are new state ministers". The Daily Star. 2019-01-06. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  4. ↑ "Govt mulls reducing office hours, introducing virtual office: Farhad". The Business Standard. 2022-07-18. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  5. ↑ "Farhad Hossain Biography". Amarmp. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  6. 1 2 3 "Main Page – MP". Farhad Hossain MP Meherpur -1. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  7. 1 2 "Search result for Candidates in Constituency Meherpur-1 | Bangladesh Election Result 2014 by Dhaka Tribune". 2018-05-25. Archived from the original on 2018-05-25. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  8. ↑ "Farhad Hossain History". Amarmp. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  9. 1 2 "Meherpur-1 - Constituency detail of Bangladesh General Election 2018". The Daily Star. 2018-11-25. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  10. ↑ "Farhad Hossain first minister from Meherpur". Dhaka Tribune. 2019-01-07. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  11. ↑ Report, Star Digital (2022-06-16). "Nearly 4 lakh posts vacant in ministries, depts: State Minister". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  12. ↑ Staff Correspondent (2022-12-22). "Public Service Commission: Raise its members to 20". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-01-03.

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