Anwarul Kabir Talukdar

Anwarul Kabir Talukdar (1 January 1944 – 10 May 2020) was a politician of Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Liberal Democratic Party. He was a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Jamalpur-4 constituency and State Minister of Power.[1]

For other people with similar names, see Anwarul.
Anwarul Kabir Talukdar
আনোয়ারুল কবির তালুকদার
State Minister of Finance and Planning
In office
28 October 2001 – 20 May 2006
State Minister of Power
In office
21 May 2006 – 30 September 2006
Preceded byA. K. M. Mosharraf Hossain
Succeeded byAbdus Sattar Bhuiyan
Member of Parliament
for Jamalpur-4
In office
28 October 2001 – 27 October 2008
Preceded byMd.Nurul Islam
Succeeded byMurad Hasan
Personal details
Born(1944-01-01)1 January 1944
Jamalpur, Mymensingh, British India (Now, Bangladesh)
Died10 May 2020(2020-05-10) (aged 76)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Cause of deathCOVID-19
Political party
RelativesAbdus Salam Talukder (uncle)
Military service
Allegiance Bangladesh
 Pakistan (Before 1971)
Branch/service Bangladesh Army
Years of service1967-1998
Rank Major General
UnitRegiment of Artillery
Commands
Battles/warsBangladesh Liberation War

Career

Talukdar served in Bangladesh Army and retired as a major general. He was elected to parliament from Jamalpur-4.[2] He was the State Minister for Planning and Finance,[3] and later served as the State Minister of Power in the second Khaleda cabinet. He resigned his post to protest corruption in the power sector.[4] The Bangladesh Nationalist Party government reported that he had not resigned but in fact had been sacked from his ministerial post by the government.[5][6]

Talukdar resigned from Bangladesh Nationalist Party on 26 October 2006. According to him, he resigned to protest the corruption in the power sector of Bangladesh under the Bangladesh Nationalist Party government. He joined the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) formed that year by him, AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury and Oli Ahmed. He resigned from the LDP on 5 January 2009.[7]

Personal life

Talukdar was the nephew of Abdus Salam Talukder (1936–1999), a former minister and a secretary general of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[8]

Death

Talukdar died on 10 May 2020 from COVID-19.[8]

References
  1. "Govt lands roadmap for power sector reform". The Daily Star. 1 June 2006. Archived from the original on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  2. Shakil, Mirza (12 November 2006). "Jamalpur BNP bigwigs may join LDP with followers". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  3. "Girls' handball from today". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  4. "Anwarul Kabir pins hopes on 'people power'". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  5. Ahsan, Syed Badrul. "Talukdar and the politics of decency". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  6. "BD minister sacked over power crisis". Dawn. 30 September 2006. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
  7. "Talukdar, Kabir and Dewan quit LDP". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  8. "Former state minister Anwarul Kabir Talukder dies of coronavirus". The Daily Observer. 10 May 2020. Retrieved 2020-05-22.


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