Md. Abdus Shahid

Mohammed Abdus Shahid (born 1 January 1948) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former minister of agriculture of Bangladesh. He also served as a member of the Jatiya Sangsad seven consecutive times representing the Moulvibazar-4 constituency. He was the former chief whip of the ruling party in the 9th parliament.

Early life Abdus Shahid was born on 1 January 1948.

Career Shahid was elected to parliament in 1991 from Moulvibazar-4 as a candidate of the Awami League. He received 75,321 votes while his nearest rival, Ahad Miah of the Jatiya Party, received 60,215.

Shahid was re-elected to parliament in 2008 from Moulvibazar-4 as a candidate of the Awami League. He was appointed chief whip of the Jatiya Sangshad.

Shahid was elected unopposed the 2014 election from Moulvibazar-4 as a candidate of the Awami League as it was boycotted by opposition parties.

Shahid was re-elected to parliament in 2018 from Moulvibazar-4 as a candidate of the Awami League. He received 211,613 votes while his nearest rival, Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate Md Mozibur Rahman Chowdhury, received 93,295. He laid the foundation stone of a new academic building of Abul Fazal Chowdhury High School in 2018 but construction could not be completed by 2023.

Shahid was re-elected to parliament in 2024 from Moulvibazar-4 as a candidate of the Awami League. He was appointed the Minister of Agriculture. He warned against corruption after assuming his office.

Shahid was arrested after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government in October 2024. He was placed in four day remand in a case filed over the death of a bus driver in anti-Hasina protest on 5 August. The Anti-Corruption Commission began an investigation against Shahid.