Golam Dastagir Gazi

Golam Dastagir Gazi (born 14 August 1948) is a Bangladeshi industrialist and a politician of the Bangladesh Awami League party. He is a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Narayanganj-1 constituency. In January 2019, he was selected as the minister of textiles and jute.

Gazi is the chairman of Gazi TV and the chairman of Gazi Group. He is a former director of the Bangladesh Cricket Board. In the liberation war, he was a member of the guerrilla group Crack Platoon. In 2020, he was awarded the Independence Day Award by the government of Bangladesh.

Early life and education Gazi was born to Golam Kibria Gazi and Shamsunnesa Begum. Gazi graduated from the University of Dhaka in 1968.

Career In 1977, Gazi was elected as a commissioner in the first election of the Dhaka City Corporation from his electoral areas — Kakrail, Sidheshwari, Malibag, Eskaton, and Mogbazar.

Golam Dastagir Gazi was arrested in Dhaka's Shantinagar area on 25 August 2024.

Personal life Gazi is married to Hasina Gazi (b. 1955), a former mayor of Tarabo Municipality, Narayanganj. The couple is blessed with 2 sons.

Awards Bir Protik Independence Day Award (2020)