Nuruzzaman Ahmed
Nuruzzaman Ahmed is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Lalmonirhat-2 constituency during 2014–2024. Earlier, he served as the minister of social welfare and the state minister of social welfare and state minister of food.
Background
Ahmed's father, Karim Uddin Ahmed, served as a Jatiya Sangsad member from the Rangpur-6 constituency during 1973-1975.Career
Ahmed became the Minister of State in the Ministry of Food on 14 July 2015, a year after becoming a member of parliament. He held the post from 21 June 2016 to 7 January 2019. After winning the Eleventh Parliamentary Election, he has been serving as a Minister of the same Ministry since 7 January 2019.According to a report published by Prothom Alo in September 2023, Ahmed's family had unpaid electricity bill of Tk 9 lakh. In August 2023, Rocky Chandra Roy, an executive engineer of Nesco Kaliganj Sales & Distribution Division, accused Rakibuzzaman for assaulting him.
Ahmed was arrested in January 2025 following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government.