19 Facts About Obaidul Quader

Obaidul Quader was born on 31 December 1952 and is a politician of Bangladesh Awami League who has been the General Secretary of the party since October 2016.

Obaidul Quader is the Media Adviser for the Bangladesh Awami League and regularly conducts press conferences on their behalf.

Obaidul Quader was born on 1 January 1950 to Mosharrof Hussain and Begum Fazilatunnesa in Bara Rajapur village, in what is Companiganj Upazila, Noakhali, Bangladesh.

Obaidul Quader obtained a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Dhaka.

Obaidul Quader has been involved in politics since his college years.

Obaidul Quader was engaged in the mass uprising and the eleven-point movement in 1969.

Obaidul Quader joined the Independence War of Bangladesh as the commander of Companigonj Thana Mujib Forces.

Obaidul Quader worked as the assistant editor of the newspaper Daily Banglar Bani for a long time.

Obaidul Quader became a member of parliament for the constituency Noakhali-5 in the parliamentary elections of 12 June 1996.

Obaidul Quader served as State Minister of Youth, Sports, and Cultural Affairs from 23 June 1996 to 15 July 2001, and was the first senior joint general secretary of the Bangladesh Awami League from 26 December 2002 to 26 July 2009.

Obaidul Quader was arrested on 9 March 2007, by the Caretaker government of Bangladesh and remained in prison for 17 months and 26 days before being released on bail on 5 September 2008.

On 5 December 2011, Obaidul Quader was appointed as Minister of Communication.

Obaidul Quader took his seat in parliament on 5 January 2014, for the Noakhali-5 constituency for the third time in the 10th parliamentary election.

Obaidul Quader became the general secretary of the Awami League in October 2016 at the party's 20th council.

Obaidul Quader retained the general secretary post in the Awami League's 22nd national council for a third consecutive term.

On 15 July 2024, Obaidul Quader reportedly stated that the BCL was prepared to respond to what he described as the audacity of anti-quota protesters who had demonstrated in their respective universities the previous night.

Obaidul Quader was arrested by the joint forces under the military-backed caretaker governments on charges of corruption on 9 March 2007, and corruption charges were framed against him and his wife for accumulating wealth illegally and concealing them in income file records.

Obaidul Quader was accused of providing fake sources of income by the Anti-Corruption Commission of Bangladesh.

However, the claim of receiving expensive gifts suggests Obaidul Quader has violated the Toshakhana Rules 1974.