Narayon Chandra Chanda

Bangladeshi Politician and Parliamentarian

Narayan Chandra Chanda

নারায়ন চন্দ্র চন্দ

Minister of Land
In office
11 January 2024 – 6 August 2024
Preceded by| Saifuzzaman Chowdhury
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament
for Khulna-5
In office
25 January 2009 – 6 August 2024
Preceded by| Mia Golam Parwar
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|  (1945-03-12) 12 March 1945 (age 79)
Khulna, Bengal Province, British India
Nationality| Bangladeshi
Political party| Bangladesh Awami League
Occupation| Politician

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]

## Early life

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Chanda was born on 12 March 1945 in Dumuria Upazila of Khulna district.

## Career

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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]

## Personal life

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Chanda's son, Abhijit Chandra Chanda, died in January 2020 after committing suicide.[7]

## References

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1. ^ "Cabinet gets 3 new ministers, one state minister". Dhaka Tribune. 2 January 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
2. ^ "Constituency 103_11th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
3. ^ "List of 10th Parliament Members English". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
4. ^ "Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy celebrates Independence Day". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
5. ^ Saha, Moloy (7 January 2019). "Ministers dropped from Bangladesh cabinet". New Age. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
6. ^ "Bangladesh opposition to boycott elections". Al Jazeera. 2 December 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
7. ^ "Ex-minister's son 'commits suicide'". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 4 April 2020.