Salahuddin Ahmed (politician)


Salahuddin Ahmed is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician who served as the state minister of communication and a member of parliament from Cox's Bazar-1 constituency. He was the spokesperson of the party. In 2015, he disappeared in Dhaka and reappeared three months later in Shillong, India under Indian police custody.

Career

Ahmed served as the state minister of communication from 2001 to 2006 in the Second Khaleda Cabinet. He served as the Joint General Secretary of Bangladesh Nationalist Party. In January 2015, he was appointed spokesperson of Bangladesh Nationalist Party by Khaleda Zia after Rizvi Ahmed, the previous spokesperson, was arrested by Bangladesh Police. BCS Administration .

Disappearance

In March 2015, Ahmed disappeared in Uttara, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party claimed he had been arrested by law enforcement agencies in Bangladesh and according to witness by Rapid Action Battalion. He reappeared two months later in Shillong, Meghalaya, India. He was arrested by the Indian Police and charged under the Foreigners Act for entering India illegally. On 3 June 2015 he was charged by Shillong Police and was interned in North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences where he was receiving treatment.

Personal life

Ahmed is married to Hasina Ahmed, with two sons and two daughters.