Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan

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Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan (/ɑːbˈduːl məˈnɑːn buˈiːə/ ^ⓘ; 3 January 1943 – 28 July 2010) was a Bangladeshi politician of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.

Early life

Bhuiyan was born on 3 January 1943, at his maternal grandfather's house at Asad Nagar village under Mashimpur Union of Shibpur Upazila in Narsingdi District. His elementary education commenced at a village primary school. He passed Matriculation examination from Shibpur High School and the Higher Secondary Certificate examination from Narsingdi College. He earned his bachelor's and master's from the Department of History at the University of Dhaka.^{[citation needed]}

Political career

After Bhuiyan had finished studies, Bhuiyan was briefly involved in teaching. He started his political life as an activist of Chhatra Union (

Bhuiyan left NAP and became general secretary of United People's Party (UPP) in 1978. Later on request of the then president Ziaur Rahman he joined Bangladesh Nationalist Party in 1980. Zia nominated Bhuiyan as the convener of Jatiyatabadi Krishak Dal. He also became the agriculture secretary of BNP central committee. Mannan Bhuiyan was also an organiser of the movement against autocratic Ershad. He acted as the Bangladesh Nationalist Party joint secretary for eight and a half years since 1988.

Bhuiyan was appointed as state minister for Labour and Manpower in 1991 and then as a cabinet minister given the charge of food and agriculture.

On 26 June 1996, Khaleda Zia nominated Bhuiyan as the secretary general of the party. His foremost task was to reorganise the party, which he successfully carried out. Bhuiyan was the longest serving secretary general of Bangladesh Nationalist Party for 11 years.

Bhuiyan faced the toughest time during his secretary general tenure in Bangladesh Nationalist Party as the hardliners and anti-liberation elements within and outside the party strongly opposed a

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia had expelled Bhuiyan and Joint general secretary Ashraf Hossain from their respective posts in September 2007. Khandaker Delwar Hossain replaced Bhuiyan's position.^[2]

Personal life and death

Bhuiyan was married to Mariam Begum (1948-2021), a former professor of English and Principal of Dhaka College. Together they had two sons, Bhuiyan Anindya Mohaimen Rajon and Bhuiyan Nandito Nahiyan Swajon.

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