Moyez Uddin

Moyez Uddin (17 March 1930 – 27 September 1984)[1] was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a Jatiya Sangsad member.

[2] Uddin was born on 17 March 1930 in Barahara, Kaligonj upazilla, Gazipur District, East Bengal, British India.

[6] Uddin's daughter, Meher Afroz Chumki, was elected to Parliament in 1996 and 2008, and has served as the State Minister for Women and Children Affair.

[7] Uddin was killed on 27 September 1984 by a criminal group led by Azam Khan in Kaliganj while he was leading a protest against military dictator, General Hussain Mohammad Ershad.

[9] On 9 June 1999, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh Awami League laid the foundation stone of Shaheed Moyez Uddin Ahmed bridge over Shitalakkhya River.