Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah | |
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সেরনিয়াবাত সাদিক আবদুল্লাহ | |
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4th Mayor of Barisal | |
In office 13 November 2018 – 9 November 2023 | |
Preceded by | Ahsan Habib Kamal |
Succeeded by | Abul Khair Abdullah |
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Born | Barisal, Bangladesh | November 19, 1974
Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Spouse | Lipi Abdullah |
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Relatives | See Sheikh–Wazed family |
Known for | Politician, businessman |
Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah is a Bangladeshi politician and businessman. He served as mayor of the Barisal City Corporation from 2018 to 2023.[1] He is a son of Awami League politician Abul Hasanat Abdullah and grandson of Abdur Rab Serniabat.[2]
Abdullah was born to Abul Hasanat Abdullah and Shahan Ara Abdullah in Barisal.[3] He has no formal education and identifies as self educated.[4]
Abdullah was nominated by Awami League to contest the Barisal City Corporation in 2018.[4] He was the joint secretary of Barisal City unit of Awami League.[4] He skipped a meeting with voters organized by Citizens for Good Governance (SHUJAN).[5]
Abdullah received 107,353 votes while his nearest rival, Mazibor Rahman Sarwar of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, received 13,135 votes.[6] The election was boycotted by the candidates of Communist Party of Bangladesh and Islami Andolon Bangladesh who alleged vote rigging.[7] He was sworn in office by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the Prime Minister's Office in Dhaka.[8] Before the elections, hundreds of Bangladesh Nationalist Party activists were detained.[9]
Abdullah was appointed General Secretary of Barisal City unit of Awami League.[10]
Three journalists of Barishal Khobor, an online portal, were detained by Bangladesh Police after they took a video of Abdullah and his family on a walk.[11] They were beaten in custody according to locals and charged under the Digital Security Act on 14 September 2020.[11]