Shahiduzzaman Sarker

Shahiduzzaman Sarker is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing Naogaon-2 constituency. He is a former Minister of State for Ministry of Planning. Sarkar previously served as the Whip of Treasury Bench of the Parliament of Bangladesh. On 1 May 2020, he became the first member of the Bangladesh Parliament to test positive for COVID-19.

Early life

Sarkar was born on 13 December 1955.

Career

Sarker was elected to the parliament from Naogaon-2 in 1991 as a candidate of Bangladesh Awami League. He was re-elected in 2008. He was elected unopposed in 2014 after the main opposition, Bangladesh Nationalist Party, boycotted the election. He was made the parliamentary whip on 25 January 2014.