Morshed Alam (born 29 March 1950) is a Bangladeshi business magnate, politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Noakhali-2 constituency.[1] He was declared a commercially important person (CIP) for the fiscal year of 1996–1997, 1999–2000, 2008–2009 & 2010–2011 (export) by the Ministry of Commerce, government of Bangladesh. He is also the recipient of the prime minister's National Export Trophy, for which he won gold and silver four times and bronze once. In 1969, he founded Bengal Group and it is one of the largest plastic and manufacturing groups in Bangladesh today.[2]
Morshed Alam | |
|---|---|
মোরশেদ আলম | |
| Member of the Bangladesh Parliament for Noakhali-2 | |
| In office 29 January 2014 – 6 August 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Zainul Abdin Farroque |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 March 1950 Noakhali, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Early life
editAlam was born on 29 March 1950[3] in Noakhali, Bangladesh to Md. Idris Mia and Tahera Begum.[citation needed]
Career
editIndustrialist Alam is actively involved in politics. He is the chairman of the Bengal Group. He was elected a member of parliament for the first time in 2015 and consecutively in 2018 and 2024 general elections.[4] He is a member of the trustee board of People's University of Bangladesh, chairman of National Life Insurance Company Limited, and director of Mercantile Bank Limited.
In 2024, when the Bangladesh quota reform movement which later became Non-cooperation movement protests were going on, he fled to Singapore on 22 July 2024. On 6th August he lost his Parliament membership when President Mohammed Shahabuddin dissolved the Parliament following the collapse of the Sheikh Hasina regime.
Social work
editAlam established Morshed Alam High School at Nateshwor, Sonaimuri, Noakhali. He also life donor member of Kazi Nagar Madrasa and Bazra High School at Noakhali and Motijheel Ideal High School, Dhaka.
Awards
edit- CIP, 1996–1997, 1999–2000, 2008–2009 & 2010-2011 (Export)
- Prime Minister's National Export Trophy (Gold), 2013–2014, 2012–2013, 2006–2007, 2000-2001
- Prime Minister's National Export Trophy (Silver), 2013–2014, 2012–2013, 2010–2011, 2009-2010
- Prime Minister's National Export Trophy (Bronze), 2010-2011
- Best Enterprise Award 2007, by DHL and The Daily Star
References
edit- ^ "Final Election Result from EC". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- ^ "Mercantile Bank Ltd. » Management". www.mblbd.com. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ "Constituency 269_10th_En". Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 6 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ "Bangladesh Election Result 2014 by Dhaka Tribune". election.dhakatribune.com. Archived from the original on 6 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.