Zakaria Taher Sumon
Zakaria Taher Sumon | |
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| Minister of Housing and Public Works | |
| Assumed office 17 February 2026 | |
| President | Mohammed Shahabuddin |
| Prime Minister | Tarique Rahman |
| Preceded by | Adilur Rahman Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
Zakaria Taher Sumon is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a member of parliament for Cumilla-8. He is the current minister of the Ministry of Housing and Public Works.[1]
Career
Sumon was elected to parliament from Cumilla-7 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 2004 by election. The by-election was called following the death of Abu Taher, sumon's father and incumbent member of parliament.[2][3][4] He provided an office to former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia to use as the office of the chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party in Gulshan in October 2008.[5] He serves as a director of National Bank Ltd.
References
- ^ "Gazette notification on allocation of portfolios to ministers, state ministers". Prothom Alo. 18 February 2026. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ^ "BNP lawmaker Taher passes away". The Daily Star. UNB. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ "Ruling coalition candidate wins Comilla by-poll". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "BNP chairperson gets new office". bdnews24.com. 6 October 2008. Retrieved 5 October 2019.