Redwan Ahmed
{{short description|Bangladeshi politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Redwan Ahmed
| native_name = {{no bold|রেদোয়ান আহমেদ}}
| native_name_lang = bn
| office = Minister of Liberation War Affairs
| term_start = 23 October 2001
| term_end = 22 May 2003
| constituency_MP1 = Comilla-6
| term_start1 = 28 October 2001
| term_end1 = 27 October 2006
| predecessor1 = Ali Ashraf
| successor1 = A. K. M. Bahauddin
| term_start2 = 5 March 1991
| term_end2 = 24 November 1995
| predecessor2 = Khandaker Abdul Mannan
| term_start3 = 10 July 1986
| term_end3 = 6 December 1987
| predecessor3 = Mozammel Haque
| constituency_MP4 = Comilla-10
| term_start4 = 2 April 1979
| term_end4 = 24 March 1982
| predecessor4 = Wali Ahmed
| successor4 = Rafiqul Hossain
| party = Liberal Democratic Party
| birth_place = Chandina Upazila, Comilla District
}}
Redwan Ahmed is a Bangladesh Liberal Democratic Party politician and a former state minister of liberation war affairs.{{cite news|title=HC quashes cases against family members of Tariqul, Redwan, Salim|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-47972|access-date=20 February 2018|work=The Daily Star|date=29 July 2008|language=en}}{{cite news|title=Police confiscate Redwan Ahmed's household items |url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/2007/05/04/police-confiscate-redwan-ahmed-s-household-items|access-date=20 February 2018|work=bdnews24.com}} He is a 4-term Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Comilla-6 and Comilla-10 constituencies.{{Cite web|title=List of 8th Parliament Members|url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-8th-parliament-members-bangla|access-date=25 September 2020|website=Bangladesh Parliament}}
Career
Ahmed was first elected to parliament from Comilla-6 Chandina Upazila under the first Ziaur Rahman government as a candidate of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.{{cite web|title=Bangladesh Parliament Election|url=http://amardesh.com/briefResult_1991_1996_2001.php?sol=251 |work=Amar Desh |access-date=20 February 2018}} 1979. Subsequently, he was also elected in 1986, 1991 and 2001. He served as the State Minister for Jute and Textile in 1995 and again as State Minister for Liberation War affairs in the Second Khaleda Cabinet.{{cite news|title=Tofail, Sajeda, MK Anwar granted bail|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-46716|access-date=20 February 2018|work=The Daily Star|date=21 July 2008|language=en}}
Ahmed left Bangladesh Nationalist Party in 2006 and joined the Liberal Democratic Party.{{cite news|title=LDP trying to manage both sides!|url=http://en.poriborton.com/politics/4416/LDP-trying-to-manage-both-sides!|access-date=20 February 2018|work=Poriborton}} He is a presidium member and general secretary of the party.{{cite news|title=LDP stages huger strike for Redwan's release|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-47639|access-date=20 February 2018|work=The Daily Star|date=27 July 2008|language=en}}{{cite news|title=BNP asks allies to submit proposals|url=http://www.daily-sun.com/arcprint/details/247532/BNP-asks-allies-to-submit-proposals-/2017-08-13|access-date=20 February 2018|work=The Daily Sun|language=en}}
As a businessman, Ahmed served as the president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association from 1993 to 1996. One of his notable works was signing the MOU with UNICEF and International Labour Organization for the elimination of child labour and its successful implementation.{{citation needed|date=July 2024}}
Personal life
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Category:People from Comilla District
Category:Politicians from Chittagong Division
Category:Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians
Category:State ministers of liberation war affairs
Category:2nd Jatiya Sangsad members
Category:3rd Jatiya Sangsad members
Category:5th Jatiya Sangsad members
Category:8th Jatiya Sangsad members
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
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