Narayon Chandra Chanda
Bangladeshi Politician and Parliamentarian
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Narayan Chandra Chanda (born 12 March 1945)[2] is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former Minister of Land served in 2024. He is a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Khulna-5 constituency, and a former Minister of Fisheries and Livestock.[3][4][5]
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Narayan Chandra Chanda | |
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নারায়ন চন্দ্র চন্দ | |
Chandra in 2024 | |
| Minister of Land | |
| In office 11 January 2024 – 6 August 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Saifuzzaman Chowdhury |
| Succeeded by | A. F. Hassan Ariff (Adviser) |
| Member of the Bangladesh Parliament for Khulna-5 | |
| In office 25 January 2009 – 6 August 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Mia Golam Parwar |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Ali Asghar Lobby |
| In office 2000 – 13 July 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Salahuddin Yusuf |
| Minister of Fisheries and Livestock | |
| In office 2 January 2018[1] – 7 January 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Sayedul Haque |
| Succeeded by | SM Rezaul Karim |
| State Minister of Fisheries and Livestock | |
| In office 25 January 2014 – 2 January 2018 | |
| Succeeded by | Ashraf Ali Khan Khasru |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 March 1945 |
| Party | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Occupation | Politician |
Early life
Chanda was born on 12 March 1945 in Dumuria Upazila of Khulna district.
Career
Chanda was elected chairman of Bhandarpara Union Parishad of Dumuria upazila in the first union council election of Bangladesh. He had been elected Chairman for six consecutive times. He was elected a Member of Parliament in the Dumuria-Fultala (Khulna-5) constituency in the by-elections held on 27 December 2000 after the death of the then Health Minister Salahuddin Yusuf. He was again elected a Member of Parliament in the ninth parliamentary election of 2008. He was elected unopposed for the third time in the 10th parliamentary election in 2014, which the opposition boycotted citing unfair conditions for the election.[6] He got the office of State Minister of Fisheries and Live stocks in this term and later in 2018 he was preceded by Mohammad Sayedul Haque and got the office of Ministry of Fisheries and live stocks.[citation needed]
Following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government, Chanda was detained by the Border Guard Bangladesh on 6 October 2024 in Jhenaidah while allegedly fleeing to India.[7]
Personal life
Chanda's son, Abhijit Chandra Chanda, died in January 2020 after committing suicide.[8]