Gias Uddin Ahmed

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
Gias Uddin Ahmed
Bir Protik
Member of Parliament for Mymensingh-10
In office
2008–2014
Preceded byAltaf Hossain Golandaz
Succeeded byFahmi Gulandaz Babel
Personal details
Born(1954-05-09)9 May 1954
Mymensingh District, East Bengal (now Bangadesh)
Died5 September 2022(2022-09-05) (aged 68)
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
Awards Bir Protik
Military service
Allegiance Bangladesh
Branch/service Bangladesh Army
Years of service1970-1981
Rank Captain
UnitEast Bengal Regiment
Commands
Battles/warsBangladesh Liberation War

Career

Ahmed 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

Ahmed died on 5 September 2022 at the Asian Institute of Medical Sciences in Faridabad, India.[1]

References
  1. "Former MP veteran heroic freedom fighter Capt. Ghiyas Uddin Ahmed passes away". dailycountrytodaybd.com. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  2. মনোনয়ন বঞ্চিত পিস্তল গিয়াস!. Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  3. গফরগাঁওয়ের সাবেক এমপি গিয়াস উদ্দিন মারা গেছেন. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). 5 September 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  4. সাবেক এমপি ক্যাপ্টেন গিয়াস উদ্দিন আহমেদ আর নেই. Manab Zamin (in Bengali). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  5. "Electoral Area Result Statistics". Amarmp. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  6. সাবেক এমপি গিয়াস উদ্দিন আহমেদ মারা গেছেন. Amader Shomoy (in Bengali). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  7. "MP Gias threatens with 'shooting'!". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  8. তিনি শুধুই গুলি করার হুমকি দেন!. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 17 January 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  9. দলের ভেতর কোণঠাসা হয়ে পড়ছেন গফরগাঁওয়ের সেই সাংসদ গিয়াস!. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 11 October 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  10. 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.
  11. "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.
  12. মনোনয়ন বঞ্চিত পিস্তল গিয়াস!. Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). 29 November 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  13. আতিকুল্লাহ, মুহাম্মদ. ময়মনসিংহ-১০ : গফরগাঁওয়ে বইছে নির্বাচনী হাওয়া. The Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). Retrieved 17 October 2022.


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