Abu Sayeed
Abu Sayeed is a Gano Forum politician and formerly a Bangladesh Awami League politician who served as the Information Minister of Bangladesh during 1996–2001.Career
Sayeed was a member of the then Pakistan National Assembly in 1970. He was part of the 34-member committee formed in 1972 to formulate the draft Constitution of Bangladesh. He was designated as the governor of Pabna district by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1975. He has been known for his criticism of the military government.
Sayeed was the State Minister of Information of Bangladesh from 6 June 1996 until 15 July 2001.
In 2013, Sayeed was conferred a PhD degree by Rajshahi University for his thesis titled "Independence of Bangladesh: Diplomatic War".
In January 2014, Sayeed lost as an independent candidate to Shamsul Haque Tuku in the general election from Pabna-1 constituency.
