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Advocate Shri Biren Sikder
State Minister of Youth & Sports
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Dr. Shri Biren Sikder in 1985 being elected Upazilla Chairman ran a lot of development works in his area. In 1996 he was elected member of 7th Parliamentary election through which he had the opportunity to implement development activities in his constituency. During the period of then Government he worked as a member of Parliamentary Standing Committee for Ministry of Commerce. Subsequently he by turns became the member of Parliamentary Standing Committees for Ministry of Education & Govt. organizations. Later on he also acted as the Chairman of Parliamentary Standing Committee for Ministry of Jute and Textiles. He also elected the Member of 9th Parliamentary Election in 2008 on the same constituency.
Advocate Shri Biren Sikder, Member of Bangladesh Parliament, elected from constituency 92 Magura-2 comprising upazillas namely Mohammadpur, Shalikha and Magura Sadar. He was born on 16 October 1949 at the village of Singra under Shalikha upzilla of Magura district. His father’s name is late Bihari Lal Sikder and mother’s name is Swarasati Sikder. His father was a businessman by profession.
Dr. Shri Biren Sikder obtained his S.S.C from Hatbarbazar High School of Jhinaidah district; H.S.C from Magura Hossain Shaheed Suhrawardy College and Bachelor’s Degree from Michel Madhusudhan College. Later on he respectively completed L.L.B and L.L.M from Rajshahi University. By profession Dr. Shri Biren Sikder is a lawyer.
His participation in public welfare activities is highly appreciated. As a mark of welfare activities he step by step established Swarasati Sikder School & College after his mother’s name and Bihari Lal Sikder Degree College after his father’s name at his own Village- Singra. Besides he is the founder of Arpara Degree College under Magura district. He further founded Shri Biren Sikder Ideal High School after his own name at Mohammadpur Sadar Upazilla.
Except above he engaged himself in the development of many roads, culverts, schools, colleges and madrashas. As regards his wife Shrimati Shanti Lata Sikder it is to say that she is a housewife and ideal mother. They are the proud parents of one son and one daughter. His son Amitav Sikder has passed M.B.A from IBA, Dhaka University. And his daughter Beauty Sikder has been in service holding Master’s Degree.
Dr. Shri Biren Sikder in his life has travelled many countries like England, Scotland, South Africa, Srilanka, Japan, Indonesia, Thailand, Malayasia, Singapore, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Pakistan, Australia, Saudi Arabia and USA. He also travelled Combodia along with Hon’ble Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. For the sake of people’s socio-economic development Dr. Shri Biren Sikder is devoted to work in building up Bangabandhu’s 'Sonar Bangla' and Sheikh Hasina’s ' Vission-2021; Digital Bangladesh'. For his contribution to education and social service he is awarded BR Ambedkar award from Calcutta University of India.
Bearing a good moral character he uninterruptedly counsels the boys and girls of new generation to be good citizens and involve themselves in the services of the nation. Dr. Shri Biren Sikder is admired as an extraordinary gentleman and social leader at home and abroad.
Again on 5th January 2014 he is elected Member of 10th Parliamentary Election and on 12 January 2014 he is appointed as the State Minister, Ministry of Youth & Sports, People's Republic of Bangladesh.
Under the guidance of State Minister of Youth & Sports Dr. Shri Biren Sikder the Ministry of Youth & Sports and Bangladesh Cricket Board jointly organized the ICC World T-20 Bangladesh 2014 successfully. Department of Youth Development has done a tremendous job in the area of youth development in Bangladesh.
Ministry of Youth and Sports
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