This is an accepted version of this page Zunaid Ahmed Palak (Bengali: জুনাইদ আহমেদ পলক, romanized: Junāid Ahmēd Pôlôk; born 17 May 1980) is a Bangladeshi politician.

[3] Zunaid Ahmed Palak was born on May 17, 1980, into a Bengali Muslim family in the village of Serkol-Teligram, located in the Singra Upazila of Natore District, Bangladesh.

[9] Ahmed also was a committee member where he planned to incorporate "Green Technologies" into its office building principles, to reduce carbon emissions into the environment.

[12][13][14] During the Student–People's uprising, his government implemented an internet shutdown, which was associated with widespread unrest and the subsequent resignation of Sheikh Hasina from the Office of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh.

[18] He alleged that social media companies were responsible for many deaths that took place in the Student-People's uprising and made continuous demands to platforms like Facebook and TikTok to remove posts that his government deemed necessary to stop the protests.

"[20] In a OHCHR fact-finding report, it was found that law enforcement agencies by direct order of Sheikh Hasina applied lethal force on July-August protesters.

[15][22] Palak is one of the 23 individuals, including prominent political figures such as Sheikh Hasina, accused of crimes against humanity in connection with the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement.

[23] The Interim Government found evidence of embezzlement of more than 7000 crores in 21 projects under Information, Communication and Technology division led by Palak.

[25] In a separate incident, Palak was arrested alongside former deputy speaker Shamsul Haque Tuku and Chhatra League leader Tanvir Hasan Shaikat in relation to a murder case filed at the Paltan police station.