Mohammad Sadique
{{Short description|Bangladeshi politician and writer}}
{{Other people||Muhammad Sadiq (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox MP
| name = Mohammad Sadique
| image = Mohammad Sadique portrait.jpg
| constituency_MP = Sunamganj-4
| parliament = Bangladesh
| termstart = 30 January 2024
| termend = 6 August 2024
| predecessor = Pir Fazlur Rahman
| office1 = 13th Chairman of Bangladesh Public Service Commission
| term_start1 = 2 May 2016
| term_end1 = 16 September 2020
| successor1 = Md Sohorab Hossain
| predecessor1 = Ikram Ahmed
| party = Bangladesh Awami League
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|9|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = Sunamganj District, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
| alma_mater = University of Dhaka
| spouse = Jesmin Ara Begum
| nationality = Bangladeshi
}}
Muhammed Sadique (born 1955) is a Bangladeshi retired government official, politician, writer, and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Sunamganj-4 constituency.{{Cite web |script-title=bn:বাংলাদেশ সরকারি কর্ম কমিশন |trans-title=Dr. Mohammad Sadiq |url=http://www.bpsc.gov.bd/site/office_head/059ed358-82b3-48fd-844d-74174b1b3fed/%E0%A6%A1--%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A6-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95 |website=Bangladesh Public Service Commission |language=bn |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717042014/http://www.bpsc.gov.bd:80/site/office_head/059ed358-82b3-48fd-844d-74174b1b3fed/%E0%A6%A1--%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A6-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95 |archive-date=2020-07-17 |access-date=2020-07-01}} He previously served as the 13th chairman of Bangladesh Public Service Commission.{{cite news|title=Mohammad Sadiq new PSC chairman|url=https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/Mohammad-Sadiq-new-PSC-chairman|access-date=2020-07-01|work=Prothom Alo|language=en}} He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 2017 for his contributions to Bengali poetry.{{Cite news |date=2018-01-27|title=12 win Bangla Academy Literary Award 2017|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/dhaka/2018/01/27/bangla-academy-literary-award-2017|access-date=2020-07-01|work=Dhaka Tribune}}
Biography
Sadique was born in September 1955 at Dharargaon village of Sunamganj District.{{Cite news |date=|title=Public Service Commission member Sadiq made its chairman|url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2016/04/25/public-service-commission-member-sadiq-made-its-chairman|access-date=2021-01-17|work=bdnews24.com}} His father's name is Alhajj Mohammad Mubasshir Ali and mother's name is Mastura Begum.
Sadique received his bachelor's degree in Bengali language and literature in 1976 and his master's in 1977. He did research on Sylheti Nagri script and received his Ph.D. from Assam University in 2005. He joined the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1982.
As a member of Bangladesh Civil Service, Sadique served as Additional Secretary of Ministry of Public Administration, Director General of the Bangladesh Institute of Administration and Management Foundation, and Director and Acting Director General of the Bangladesh Civil Service Administration Academy. He served as the Secretary of Ministry of Education and the Bangladesh Election Commission, respectively.
Sadique has served as a member of Bangladesh Public Service Commission since 3 November 2014{{cite news|title=Mohammad Sadiq made PSC member|url=https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/Mohammad-Sadiq-made-PSC-member|access-date=2021-01-17|work=Prothom Alo|language=en}} and appointed as the chairman of the commission on 2 May 2016.{{Cite news |date=2016-04-25|title=Mohammad Sadiq made PSC chairman|url=https://www.banglanews24.com/english/national/news/bd/51715.details|access-date=2021-01-17|work=banglanews24.com|language=bn}} On 16 September 2020, he was replaced by Md Sohorab Hossain.{{Cite news |date=2020-09-16|title=Md Sohorab Hossain appointed new chairman of Public Service Commission|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/country/news/md-sohorab-hossain-appointed-new-chairman-public-service-commission-1962281|access-date=2021-01-17|work=The Daily Star|language=en}}
Sadique is a lifetime member of Asiatic Society of Bangladesh and a fellow of Bangla Academy. He was elected to parliament from Sunamganj-4 as an Awami League candidate on 7 January 2024.{{Cite web |date=2024-01-07 |title=Who won and where: Check the map |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/who-won-and-where-check-map-771298 |access-date=2024-01-10 |website=The Business Standard |language=en}}
Literature works
- Agune Rekhechi Haat (1985)
- Trikaaler Shwaralipi (1987)
- Binidro Bollom Haate Shomudrer Shobdo Shuni (1991)
- Ke Loibo Khobor (2010)
- Nirbachito Kobita (2005)
- Shofat Shaher Laathi (2017)
- Kobi Radharomon Datta: Shohojiar Jotil Jamiti (2017)
- Nei Ar Nilakaash, Translated from No Longer at Ease (1960) by Chinua Achebe
References
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Category:Recipients of Bangla Academy Award
Category:People from Sunamganj District
Category:Bangladeshi civil servants