IT Minister Junayed Ahmed Polok Turns 40

There are some people who
come to earth to illuminate everything around them. Their presence makes
everyone happy. He binds the people around him in social or family ties. Dirt
never touches them.
At a time when the image
of the country's politics and politicians is at the bottom, Junayed Ahmed Polok has been doing
politics with her head held high. Today is the birthday of Junayed Ahmed Polok,
the brightest star of national politics, the youngest but most responsible
Member of Parliament in the government and a successful ICT Minister.
Digital Bangladesh is a
dream name. This dream was born in the midst of many sarcasm, sarcasm, and
criticism. That dream has now come true. The concept of 'Digital
Bangladesh' is a unique step to keep pace with the world. As it has
been implemented, information and technological facilities are in the hands of
the people today. Electricity, internet, solar, mobile have reached remote
areas from the city today. He is one of the dreamers. Bangladesh has been in
the back row for a long time in the world of information technology. Eleven
years ago, no one thought of working on a large scale with technology to take
Bangladesh forward as a whole. In 2008, Sajib Wazed Joy proposed to form
'Digital Bangladesh'. In view of this, the Awami League included the concept of
'Digital Bangladesh' in the 2008 national election manifesto. This proposal was
not only a landmark decision for Bangladesh, but it was also a unique journey to keep
pace with the world.
After the victory of
Sajib Wazed to make Bangladesh technology-dependent, the contribution of Polok
is undeniable. Polok has played a pivotal role in ensuring various civic
amenities including the construction of high-tech parks in important places of the
country, introduction of 4G, reduction of internet prices, duty free import of
computers, excellence in freelancing, doing various office work online. Access
to information has become much easier now due to technological advancement.
The victory of youth is
everywhere. Junayed Ahmed Polok is representing the youth in the politics of
Bangladesh. He can understand the needs and dreams of the youth. On the other
hand, since Polok is their contemporary, young men and women are interested and
enthusiastic in his activities.
Today is the 40th
birthday of Junayed Ahmed Polok, a young successful politician from North
Bengal, Minister of State for Information and Communication Technology. He was
born on 17 May 1980 at Telegram in Sherkol Union of Singda Upazila. His
father's name is Fayez Uddin and mother's name is Jamila Ahmed. He passed SSC
from Singra Damdama Pilot High School in 1995 and HSC from Rajshahi Old Degree
College (now known as Rajshahi College) in 1997.
He later obtained a
master's degree in political science from Dhaka College and an LLB degree from
the National University and joined the legal profession in the Supreme Court of
Bangladesh. His wife's name is Arifa Jasmine (Konika). The couple has three
children. They are Apurba Junayed, Arjan Junayed, and Anirban Junayed.
Following in the
footsteps of late father Fayez Uddin, Junayed Ahmed: Polok joined politics as a
member of Awami League at the age of 20. He was elected as the youngest Member
of Parliament from Natore-3 (Singra) constituency at the age of 28 in the parliamentary
elections held in December 2008.
He was re-elected as the
Member of Parliament from the same constituency in 2014. He has also served as
the State Minister for Communication Technology. He is the Member of Parliament
for the Government elected on January 7, 2019, and is again serving as the
Minister of State for Information and Communication Technology in the Ministry
of Posts and Telecommunications.
In March 2016, the World
Economic Forum nominated Junayed Ahmed as Polok Young Global Leader 2016. The
World Economic Forum publishes the names of young people under the age of 40.
He was nominated in the South Asia region. He is one of the leaders of Young
Bangla and CRI. In 2018, the global policy-making body Apolitical
published a list of the world’s 100 most influential people in Digital
government.