Shahiduzzaman Sarker

Shahiduzzaman Sarker is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing Naogaon-2 constituency. He is a former Minister of State for Ministry of Planning. Sarkar previously served as the Whip of Treasury Bench of the Parliament of Bangladesh.^[1] On 1 May 2020, he became the first member of the Bangladesh Parliament to test positive for COVID-19.^[2]

MD.ABU BAKKAR SIDDIQ NAYAN
মোঃ আাবু বক্কর সিদ্দিক নয়ন
Minister of State for Planning
In office 1 March 2024 – 5 August 2024
Prime Minister	Sheikh Hasina
Minister	Abdus Salam
Member of Parliament for Naogaon-2
In office 25 January 2009 – 6 August 2024
Preceded by	Shamsuzzoha Khan
In office 1991–1995
Preceded by	SM Nuruzzaman
Succeeded by	Shamsuzzoha Khan
Personal details
Born	(1955-12-13) 13 December 1955 (age 69) Naogaon District, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Political party	Bangladesh Awami League
Relations	Abbas Ali Mandal (father-in-law)

Early life

Sarkar was born on 13 December 1955.^[3]

Career

Sarker was elected to the parliament from Naogaon-2 in 1991 as a candidate of Bangladesh Awami League.^[4] He was re-elected in 2008.^[5] He was elected unopposed in 2014 after the main opposition, Bangladesh Nationalist Party, boycotted the election.^[6] He was made the parliamentary whip on 25 January 2014.^[7]