Khandaker Asaduzzaman

{{Short description|Bangladeshi politician (1935–2020)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Khandaker Asaduzzaman | office = Member of Parliament from [[Tangail-2]] | predecessor = [[Abdus Salam Pintu]] | successor = [[Abdus Salam Pintu]] | birth_date = 22 October 1935 | birth_place = [[Tangail District]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2020|4|25|1935|10|df=y}} | death_place = | party = [[Bangladesh Awami League]] | parents = | children = [[Aparajita Haque]] | term_start = June 1996 | term_end = 2001 | term_start1 = [[2008 Bangladesh general election|2008]] | term_end1 = [[2018 Bangladeshi general election|2018]] | predecessor1 = [[Abdus Salam Pintu]] | successor1 = [[Soto Monir]] }} '''Khandaker Asaduzzaman''' (22 October 1935 – 25 April 2020) ({{langx|bn|খন্দকার আসাদুজ্জামান}}) was a Bangladeshi Civil Servant and is known as the First Finance Secretary of Independent Bangladesh in the Mujibnagar Government.<ref>{{cite web |title=Khandaker Asaduzzaman History |url=https://wp.bssnews.net/?p=381113| website=BSS |access-date=25 April 2020}}</ref>

==Early life== Asaduzzaman was born on 22 October 1935.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Remembering A Giant of Independence |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/opinion/op-ed/2020/05/05/remembering-a-giant-of-independence |access-date=5 May 2020 |website=DhakaTribune|date=5 May 2020 }}</ref> He had a B.A. Honors and a M.A. degree.<ref>{{cite web |title=Khandaker Asaduzzaman, Education |url=https://www.amarmp.com/mp/532 |website=Amarmp |access-date=4 November 2018}}</ref>

==Career== Asaduzzaman was a veteran of [[Bangladesh Liberation War]].<ref>{{cite web |title= PM mourns death of ex-AL MP Asaduzzaman |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/pm-mourns-death-ex-al-mp-asaduzzaman-73696?amp|website=TBS |date=25 April 2020 |access-date=25 April 2020}}</ref> Khandaker Asaduzzaman was the first Finance Secretary of the Mujibnagar Government (Independent Bangladesh).<ref>{{cite web |title= Bangladesh's first finance secretary Asaduzzaman dies |url=https://www.newagebd.net/article/105116/bangladeshs-first-finance-secretary-asaduzzaman-dies| website=Newage |access-date=25 April 2020}}</ref> He was elected Member of Parliament from [[Tangail-2]] as an Awami League candidate.<ref name=":1" /> He was elected as a Member of Parliament 3 times; in 1996, 2008 and 2014 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate from [[Tangail-2]].<ref name=":1">{{cite web |title=Khandaker Asaduzzaman History |url=https://www.amarmp.com/mp/532/history |website=Amarmp |access-date=4 November 2018}}</ref> He was the President of Bangabandhu Shishu Kishore Parishad.<ref>{{cite news |title=Project true history of Liberation War |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-110499 |access-date=4 November 2018 |work=The Daily Star |date=19 October 2009 |language=en}}</ref>

Asaduzzaman has held various positions in the government from being appointed the Advisor to the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina <ref name=":2">{{cite web |title=K.A.Zaman Advisor to the PM|url=https://wp.bssnews.net/?p=381170| website=BSS |access-date=25 April 2020}}</ref> to holding the positions of Chairman of Bangladesh Muktijoddha Parishad, Bangabandhu Shishu Kishore Parishad, and the Chairman of the Establishment Ministry.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":0" />

Asaduzzaman was also elected president of Dhaka Club Limited for two consecutive years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dhakaclubltd.com/about-us/past-presidents/|title=Former Presidents {{!}} Dhaka Club|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-25|archive-date=12 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112190140/http://www.dhakaclubltd.com/about-us/past-presidents/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Death == Asaduzzaman died on 25 April 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bhorerkagoj.com/2020/04/25/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%A6-%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6/|script-title=bn:সাবেক সাংসদ খন্দকার আসাদুজ্জামান আর নেই|date=25 April 2020|work=[[Bhorer Kagoj]] |language=bn |access-date=25 April 2020}}</ref>

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