Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah
Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah | |
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সেরনিয়াবাত সাদিক আবদুল্লাহ | |
Mayor of Barisal | |
Assumed office 2018 | |
Preceded by | Ahsan Habib Kamal |
Personal details | |
Born | Barisal, Bangladesh |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Parent(s) |
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Relatives | Abdur Rab Serniabat (grandfather) |
Known for | Politician, businessman |
Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah is a Bangladeshi politician and businessman. He was elected a mayor of the Barisal City Corporation in 2018 city election.[1] He is a son of Abul Hasanat Abdullah and grandson of Abdur Rab Serniabat.[2]
Early life[]
Abdullah was born to Abul Hasanat Abdullah and Shahan Ara Abdullah in Barisal.[3] He has no formal education and identifies as self educated.[4]
Career[]
Abdullah was nominated by Awami League to contest the Barisal City Corporation in 2018.[4] He was the joint secretary of Barisal City unit of Awami League.[4] He skipped a meeting with voters organized by Citizens for Good Governance (SHUJAN).[5]
Abdullah received 107,353 votes while his nearest rival, Mazibor Rahman Sarwar of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, received 13,135 votes.[6] The election was boycotted by the candidates of Communist Party of Bangladesh and Islami Andolon Bangladesh who alleged vote rigging.[7] He was sworn in office by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the Prime Minister's Office in Dhaka.[8] Before the elections, hundreds of Bangladesh Nationalist Party activists were detained.[9]
Abdullah was appointed General Secretary of Barisal City unit of Awami League.[10]
Three journalists of Barishal Khobor, an online portal, were detained by Bangladesh Police after they took a video of Abdullah and his family on a walk.[11] They were beaten in custody according to locals and charged under the Digital Security Act on 14 September 2020.[11]
References[]
- ^ "New Barisal mayor Sadiq Abdullah sworn in". Dhaka Tribune. 2018-10-22. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ^ "Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah set to win Barisal city polls". Dhaka Tribune. 2018-07-30. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
- ^ "MP Abul Hasanat Abdullah's wife dies". UNB. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ^ a b c "BNP's Sarwar wealthiest among mayoral candidates". The Daily Star. 2018-07-02. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ^ "Serniabat skips 'face to face with citizens'". The Daily Star. 2018-07-14. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ^ "Sadiq Abdullah of AL bags eight times more votes than BNP's Sarwar in Barishal mayor race". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
- ^ "BCC polls: Serniabat leads by huge margin". The Daily Star. 2018-07-31. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ^ "New Barishal mayor Sadiq Abdullah sworn in". The Daily Star. 2018-10-22. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ^ "An uneven battlefield". The Daily Star. 2018-08-02. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ^ "Awami League's Barishal city unit council held". The Daily Star. 2019-12-09. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ^ a b "Digital Security Act: 3 including online news portal editor sent to jail in Barishal". The Daily Star. 2020-09-14. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- Living people
- People from Barisal District
- Bangladeshi businesspeople
- Awami League politicians
- 1973 births
- Sheikh Mujibur Rahman family
- Bangladeshi people of Arab descent
- Awami League politician stubs