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{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix = [[The Honourable#Bangladesh|The Honourable]]
| honorific_suffix = [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)|MP]]
| name = Ehsanul Hoque Milan
| native_name = {{no bold|এহসানুল হক মিলন}}
| native_name_lang = bn
| image = 2026-03-08 Education Minister A. N. M. Ehsanul Hoque Milan in Dhaka (cropped).jpg
| caption = Milan in 2026
| office = [[Minister of Education (Bangladesh)|Minister for Education]]
| term_start = 17 February 2026
| prime_minister = [[Tarique Rahman]]
| predecessor = [[Chowdhury Rafiqul Abrar]]
| office1 = [[Ministry of Primary and Mass Education|Minister for Primary and Mass Education]]
| term_start1 = 17 February 2026
| prime_minister1 = [[Tarique Rahman]]
| predecessor1 = [[Bidhan Ranjan Roy Poddar]]

| office2 = [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)|Member of Parliament]]
| constituency2 = [[Chandpur-1]]
| parliament2 = Bangladesh
| term_start2 = 17 February 2026
| predecessor2 = [[Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir]]
| constituency3 = [[Chandpur-1]]
| term_start3 = 23 June 1996
| term_end3 = 29 October 2006
| predecessor3 = [[Mesbah Uddin Khan]]
| successor3 = Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir

| office4 = [[Minister of Education (Bangladesh)|Minister of State for Education]]
| term_start4 = 10 October 2001
| term_end4 = 29 October 2006
| prime_minister4 = [[Khaleda Zia]]
| predecessor4 = [[Zinnatunnessa Talukdar]]
| successor4 = [[Ismat Ara Sadek]]
| party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|01|01|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Kachua Upazila, Chandpur|Kachua]], [[East Pakistan]], Pakistan
| alma_mater = {{ubl|[[University of Dhaka]]|[[New York Institute of Technology]]|[[International Islamic University Malaysia]]}}
| spouse = Nazmun Nahar Baby
| children = Tanzida Nahar Hoque
}}

'''Abu Naser Muhammad Ehsanul Hoque Milan''' (আবু নাসের মুহাম্মদ এহসানুল হক মিলন) (born 1 January 1957)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.parliament.gov.bd/members/list-of-members?view=current&searchBy=name&page=1&search=Milon|title=Member details|publisher=Bangladesh Parliament|accessdate=2026-03-01}}</ref> is a Bangladeshi politician affiliated with the [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] (BNP). He is the incumbent [[Jatiya Sangsad]] member representing the [[Chandpur-1]] constituency and the incumbent [[Ministry of Primary and Mass Education|minister of primary and mass education]] since February 2026.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gazette notification on allocation of portfolios to ministers, state ministers |url=https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/government/nlsgfo6hl9 |access-date=19 February 2026 |work=Prothom Alo|date=18 February 2026 |language=en}}</ref> He represented the same constituency from 1996 to 2006 and was the state minister for education from 2001 to 2006 under Prime Minister [[Khaleda Zia]].<ref>{{cite news |date=10 March 2019 |title=HC clears way for BNP's Milan to go abroad |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/politics/high-court-clears-way-bnp-ex-state-minister-ehsanul-haque-milan-go-abroad-1713097 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927205417/https://www.thedailystar.net/politics/high-court-clears-way-bnp-ex-state-minister-ehsanul-haque-milan-go-abroad-1713097 |archive-date=27 September 2020 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Milan was born in [[Kachua Upazila, Chandpur|Kachua]], [[Chandpur District|Chandpur]] (then part of [[Comilla]]), on 1 January 1957. His father, Obaidul Haque, worked as a government officer, and his mother was Mahmuda Haque. He completed his secondary education at [[Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Government Boys' High School]] and higher secondary education at Government Intermediate Technical College (now [[Government Science College, Dhaka|Government Science College]]).<ref name=bio>{{Cite web|script-title=bn:মাননীয় মন্ত্রী|url=http://moedu.gov.bd/pages/biographies/699fc73a7e2a12e11600f44a |access-date=2026-03-01 |work=Ministry of Education |language=en}}</ref>

Milan earned a chemistry degree from the [[University of Dhaka]]. In 1982, Milon moved to the United States and obtained an MBA from the [[New York Institute of Technology]]. He served as an adjunct lecturer at [[Brooklyn College]] and [[Borough of Manhattan Community College]], and worked professionally as a chemist in the pharmaceutical industry. In 2018, he earned a PhD in political science from the [[International Islamic University Malaysia]]; his dissertation examined the role of technical and vocational education and training in Bangladesh's socioeconomic development.<ref>{{cite web |title=Profile - ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milan |url=https://www.tritiyomatra.com/profile/115 |publisher=[[Tritiyo Matra]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241227182146/https://www.tritiyomatra.com/profile/115 |language=en |access-date=27 December 2024 |archive-date=27 December 2024}}</ref>

==Political career==
Milan began his political career in the student movement. Elected as Sports Secretary of Fazlul Haque Hall Chhatra Sangsad (student council) in 1978–79 under the Jasad-backed Chhatra League, he later joined [[Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Chatra Dal]] and held leadership positions in the late 1970s and early 1980s. In 1993, BNP leader Khaleda Zia appointed him as international affairs secretary. He also founded and coordinated the BNP-USA chapter until 1996.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bangladesh Nationalist Party |url=https://www.bnpbd.org/home/profiles/1348 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921160739/https://www.bnpbd.org/home/profiles/1348 |archive-date=21 September 2016 |accessdate=25 December 2016 }}</ref>

Milan became a parliament member for the first time in the 7th national parliament election held in 1996 from the constituency 260, Chandpur-1, Kachua.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-7th-parliament-members-bangla |title=List of 7th Parliament Members |language=bn |page=8 |website=Bangladesh Parliament}}</ref> In the election of the 8th national parliament held in 2001, he defeated the [[Awami League]] candidate, former minister [[Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir]], by a large margin. Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia appointed Milan as the state minister for education.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/bnp-leader-milon-gets-bail |title=BNP leader Milon gets bail |work=bdnews24.com |date=11 March 2014 |accessdate=25 December 2016}}</ref> After being responsible for Chandpur, he started a movement called ''Jatka Nidhon Protirodh Andolon'' (Stop Killing Small Hilsa Fish) on his own initiative.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JCOcSkFlUg |title=Interview of Former State Minister Ehsanul Haque Milon With Shaifur Rahman By eurobdnewsonline.com |last=Eurobdnews |date=25 October 2013 |accessdate=25 December 2016 |via=YouTube}}</ref>

Milan won the [[2026 Bangladeshi general election]] contesting at the [[Chandpur-1 ]] constituency securing 133,032 votes while his nearest opponent [[Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami]] candidate Abu Nohar Muhammad Makbul Ahmad got 70,368 votes.<ref>{{Cite news |title=BNP announces candidates for 237 seats |url=https://www.bssnews.net/news-flash/327957 |date=2025-11-03|access-date=2025-11-03 |work=BSS}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=BNP candidate Ehsanul Hoque Milon wins unofficially from Chandpur-1|url=https://www.bssnews.net/national-parlament-election-2026/360563 |access-date=2026-03-01 |date=2026-02-13|website=BSS}}</ref>

=== Controversies and legal issues ===
After serving in office, Milon faced legal challenges. On 5 June 2012, he secured bail in numerous cases and subsequently traveled abroad.<ref name="jail">{{Cite news |date=2018-11-24 |title=25 Criminal Cases: BNP leader Milon sent to jail |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/politics/news/bnp-leader-milon-arrested-ctg-1664185 |access-date=2018-11-23 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref> He returned to Bangladesh in November 2018 and was arrested in [[Chittagong]], accused in as many as 25 cases involving serious charges such as murder, smuggling, and vandalism.<ref name="jail" /> A Chandpur court sent him to jail, and over subsequent months, he was granted bail in many of those cases while some remained unresolved.<ref>{{Cite news |title=BNP leader Milon lands in jail |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/nation/161586/bnp-leader-milon-lands-in-jail |access-date=2025-08-08 |work=Dhaka Tribune |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=BNP leader Milon arrested in Chattogram |url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/bnp-leader-milon-arrested-in-chattogram |access-date=2025-08-08 |work=bdnews24.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=BNP leader Milon gets bail in 18 cases |url=https://unb.com.bd/category/Bangladesh/bnp-leader-milon-gets-bail-in-18-cases/11556 |access-date=2025-08-08 |work=UNB |language=en}}</ref>

=== Involvement and views ===
In recent years, Milon has continued to engage in public discourse and education initiatives. In February 2025, as director of the ADUST Skill Development Institute, he spoke at a workshop urging youth to embrace technology and entrepreneurship in nation-building.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-12 |title=Youths to Build New Bangladesh Using Technology, Says Former State Minister for Education |url=https://www.chichue.com/2025/02/bd-milon-youth-technology-adust.html |access-date=2025-08-08 |website=ChicHue|language=en}}</ref>

In May 2025, he publicly criticized the interim government's inefficiency and called for swift elections. Addressing students, he emphasized the importance of balancing activism with academic and moral development.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Ehsanul links demand for quick polls to interim govt's ineffectiveness |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/381245/ex-state-minister-ehsanul-links-demand-for-quick |access-date=2025-08-08 |work=Dhaka Tribune |language=en}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Milan is married to Nazmun Nahar Baby.<ref name=bio/> She is a zoology graduate from the [[University of Dhaka]] and Computer Information Science (CIS) graduate from the [[City University of New York]] (CUNY). She serves as vice-president of the central committee of [[Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Mohila Dal]].<ref name=bio/> They have a daughter, Tanjeeda Nahar Hoque. She graduated in international criminal law from [[John Jay College of Criminal Justice]].<ref name=bio/>

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