Emaz Uddin Pramanik

Emaz Uddin Pramanik
Member of Parliament for Naogaon-4
In office 25 January 2009 – 7 January 2024
Preceded by	Shamsul Alam Pramanik
In office 10 July 1986 – 6 December 1987
Succeeded by	Kafil Uddin Sonar
Minister of Textiles and Jute
In office 14 January 2014 – 7 January 2019
Preceded by	Abdul Latif Siddiqui
Succeeded by	Golam Dastagir Gazi
Personal details
Born	(1941-02-16) 16 February 1941 (age 83)
Political party	Bangladesh Awami League

Emaz Uddin Pramanik (born 16 February 1941)^[1] is a Bangladesh Awami League politician who is a former Jatiya Sangsad member from the Naogaon-4 constituency,^[2] and a former minister of textiles and jute.^[3][4][5][6]

Career

In the 1970 Pakistani general election, Pramanik was elected to parliament for the first time. In the 2018 election, he won for the eighth time including 1970. In 2016, he was awarded Independence Day Award, the highest state award given by the government of Bangladesh, for his contribution in the Bangladesh Liberation War.^[7]

References

1. "Constituency 49_11th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
2. "Unofficial results". New Age. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
3. "Jute will be considered agricultural product, PM Hasina declares". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
4. "Furniture exporters to get cash incentives". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
5. "Jute mill workers call off strike". The Daily Star. 13 April 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
6. "Muhith, Maqsudul, Bannya are among 14 named for 2016 Independence Award". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
7. "15 personalities, Navy receive Independence Award". The Daily Star. 24 March 2016.