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BM Abbas
BM Abbas
বজলুর মাহমুদ আব্বাস
Member of Ziaur Rahman Cabinet
	In office; 4 July 1978 – 15 April 1989

Bazlur Mahmud Abbas (died 1997) was a Bangladeshi water resources expert.^[1] He was an advisor on flood control, irrigation and power in the cabinets of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad and Ziaur Rahman.^[2]^[3] He was the Minister for Flood Control, Irrigation and Power in Ziaur Rahman Cabinet.^[4]

Career

BM Abbas began his government career in British India. He later worked in the flood control and irrigation departments of Pakistan and independent Bangladesh. He was an advisor on flood control, irrigation and power in the cabinets of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Khandaker Mushtaq and Ziaur Rahman.^[3]^[2] He was the Minister for Flood Control, Irrigation and Power under Ziaur Rahman.^[4] He was also the Deputy Prime Minister under President Hussain Muhammad Ershad.^{[citation needed]}

BM Abbas died in 1997.^{[citation needed]}

^ Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Joint Rivers Commission". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
^ ^a ^b Jiblu Rahman. Vasani-Mujib-Zia (in Bengali). Bangladesh: Mouli Publications. ISBN 9789849302728.
^ ^a ^b "Dinajpur District". Bangladesh National Portal (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 10 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Name and tenure of Hon'ble Minister / State Minister / Adviser". Bangladesh National Portal (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 10 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.