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| Office | Member of Parliament |
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| Office | Minister of State for Industries
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| Term start | 25 January 2009 |
| Term end | 6 August 2024 |
| Predecessor | Position established |
| Successor | Shafiqur Rahman |
| Predecessor | Omor Faruk Chowdhury
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| Constituency | Dhaka-15
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| Born | 1950-3-3 (age 76) |
| Born | Feni, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
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| Nationality | Bangladeshi
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| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League
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| Occupation | Politician
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Kamal Ahmed Majumder (born 3 March 1950) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Dhaka-15 since its inception in 2009 until 2024.[1] He served as a State Minister of Industries during 2019–2024 at the fourth Hasina ministry.[2]
Early life
Majumder graduated with a B.A. degree.[3]
Career
Majumder contested the controversial by-election in Mirpur on 3 February 1993. He lost the election to Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate Sayed Muhammad Mohsin.[4] He was arrested in August 2002 by Bangladesh Police during the Bangladesh Nationalist Party government. Amnesty International feared that he would be tortured in custody.[5]
Majumder was elected to Parliament in the 2008 Bangladeshi general election, beating Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate Muhammad Hamidullah Khan.[6] On 22 October 2013 his car was attacked with Molotov cocktails outside Mohona TV.[7] He was elected to Parliament in the General Election 2014 as a candidate of Bangladesh Awami League from Dhaka-15. He beat his nearest rival Ekhlas Uddin Molla, an independent candidate by 26,786 votes.[8] Majumder is the chairman of Mohona TV, a private television channel.[9] He is a member of the Parliamentary standing committee on Housing and Public Works Ministry.[10]
On 19 October 2024, a Dhaka court placed him on a three-day remand in connection with the killing of student Ikramul Haque. Ikramul had sustained bullet injuries on 4 August during the student-led mass uprising and later died at the Combined Military Hospital on 14 August. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Judge Ali Haider passed the remand order after the investigation officer requested a seven-day remand. Kamal was arrested by police from Gulshan in the early hours of 18 October. Ikramul's father, Ziaul Haque, had filed a murder case on 7 September with Shah Ali police station.[11]
Personal life
Majumder is married to Shahida Majumdar. She is the daughter of Syed Yasin.Shahida was sued by Bangladesh Anti-Corruption Commission for possession of illegal wealth.[12] His son, Ziauddin Ahmed Majumder Jewel, was the managing director of Mohona TV.[9] Jewel was sentenced to 40 years in jail in 2002 for the murder of Shipu, a cell phone trader in Banani.[13][14] Jewel died on 29 May 2017.[9]
Controversy
On 4 January 2012, Majumder ,the president of the Monipur High School and College managing committee at that time, assaulted RTV journalist, Aparna Singha, and cameraman, Syed Haider in Mirpur.[15]
He was fined in 2013 by Bangladesh Election Commission for violating the electoral code of conduct while campaigning for the 2014 Bangladesh general elections.[16]
In 2014, he established an extrajudicial court called Social Justice Committee in his office in Mirpur. Mirpur police officers described the court as illegal.[17]
References
- ↑ Constituency 188_10th_En, Majumder, Kamal Ahmed. Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- ↑ Those who are new state ministers. The Daily Star(2019-01-06). Retrieved 2024-10-21.
- ↑ Kamal Ahmed Majumder Biography. Amarmp.
- ↑ Democratization in South Asia: Lessons from American Institutions{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Routledge(2017). ISBN 978-1-351-77391-1
- ↑ Bangladesh: Fear of torture, Kamal Ahmed Majumder. Amnesty International(22 August 2002).
- ↑ Bangladesh Parliament Election. amardesh.com. Amar Desh Online.
- ↑ Cocktail hurled at MP Kamal Majumder's car. Ittefaq.
- ↑ Bangladesh Election Result 2014. election.dhakatribune.com.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Mohona TVMD dies. Daily Sun.
- ↑ Amendments suggested to Cox's Bazar Development Authority Bill 2015. bssnews.net.
- ↑ Ex-MP Kamal Ahmed placed on 3-day remand. The Business Standard(2024-10-19). Retrieved 2024-10-19.
- ↑ Kamal Majumder's wife surrenders to court. bdnews24.com.
- ↑ Asian News Digest: A Weekly Record on Governance, Economy, Development, Human Rights, and Environment{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Asian News Chroniclers(2002)
- ↑ Kamal Majumder's son, four others get 40 years. article.wn.com.
- ↑ MP Kamal Majumder assaults TV reporter. The Daily Star(4 January 2012).
- ↑ Kamal Ahmed Majumder fined. banglanews24.com.
- ↑ 'Court' in parliament member's office. Prothom Alo.