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Zunaid Ahmed Palak | |
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জুনাইদ আহমেদ পলক | |
Palak in 2015 | |
State Minister for Information and Communication Technology Division | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 19 May 2019 | |
Member of Parliament for Natore-3 | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 25 January 2009 | |
Preceded by | Kazi Golam Morshed |
State Minister of Information | |
In office 7 January 2019 – 19 May 2019 | |
Preceded by | Tarana Halim |
Succeeded by | Murad Hasan |
Personal details | |
Born | (1980-05-17) 17 May 1980 (age 44) Natore District |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Alma mater | Dhaka College |
Occupation | Politician, lawyer |
Website | palak |
Zunaid Ahmed Palak (born 17 May 1980) is a Bangladeshi politician, and the incumbent Member of Parliament from Natore-3.
Career
Palak was appointed as a Minister of State for Information and Communication Technology Division, Bangladesh on 12 January 2014 at the age of 34 years making him the youngest Minister of Bangladesh, he is also the first minister ever to be born in the independent Bangladesh. He was nominated Young Global Leader in 2016 by the World Economic Forum. At the age of 26, he got the nomination from Bangladesh Awami League, in the National Elections of 2006. In 2008 he was nominated again, and was elected by a big margin, becoming the youngest member of the ninth National Assembly of Bangladesh. In June 2017 he was nominated as Chairman of the Advisory Committee of International Association of Students in Economic and Commercial Sciences (AIESEC), Bangladesh chapter. In his early twenties, he followed his father's footsteps in politics and became a member of the Bangladesh Awami League party.
Ahmed also was a committee member where he planned to incorporate "Green Technologies" into its office building principles, to reduce carbon emissions into the environment. He said that the building of offices and residences using green technology would not release any carbon to the environment, while the wastes of houses and offices will be recycled and to produce energy. He also expressed that a delegation from India was on their way to discuss different technological issues including the building of zero carbon emitting buildings. He further added:
We asked the ministry concerned to take a pilot project to build its office building using green technology as part of the initiative. Several other lawmakers and I shared our experience of recent visit to the southern state of Karnataka and West Bengal of India where we saw offices and houses were built using green technology.
Palak has been President of the Bangladesh Carrom Federation since 2009, and Vice President of the International Carrom Federation since 2011.
References
- "Those who are new state ministers". The Daily Star. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- "Constituency 60_11th_En". www.parliament.gov.bd. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- Foyez, Ahammad (7 January 2019). "Extraordinary polling by ministers". New Age. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- "Zunaid-Ahmed-Palak-MP". lict.gov.bd.
- "Protect S Asian water resources". The Daily Star. 1 September 2009.
- "Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha".
- "Early life of Zunaid Ahmed Palak".
- "'Green office' planned in ICT ministry". The Daily Star. 25 January 2010.
- "Leveraging ICT". Leveraging ICT.
External links
- The Daily Star Article Protect S Asian water resources: Climate conference calls for quick action
- List of Bangladesh Parliament Members
- List of Bangladesh Parliament Members (Bengali)
- Activity Report of All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Climate Change and Environment
- 1980 births
- Living people
- People from Natore District
- Bangladesh Awami League politicians
- Dhaka College alumni
- State Ministers of Information (Bangladesh)
- State Ministers of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology
- 9th Jatiya Sangsad members
- 10th Jatiya Sangsad members
- 11th Jatiya Sangsad members