Hafizuddin Ahmed

Ahmed was detained while protesting the government's decision to repeal the caretaker government system, on 11 June 2011. Again, on 28 December 2013, Ahmed was arrested on the National Press Club premises, when he was leaving there after announcing a new program of demonstrations to be led by his party.

Ahmed entered politics as an independent candidate from Bhola. He has been elected as a member of parliament from the Bhola-3 constituency 6 times from 1986 until 2006. He served as the Minister of Water Resources, during the tenure of the second government of Prime Minister Khaleda Zia. Ahmed held several talks with India about the sharing of water. After the reshuffling of the cabinet, he was also appointed as the commerce minister.

In later campaigning, Ahmed, under continuous attack from the Pakistani army, he maintained a free zone at Jessore, including Benapole BOP, from April to mid-May. During the second week of May 1971, Ahmed was ordered to move to Tura, Meghalaya to join the BDF Sector 11 under Major Ziaur Rahman. He was selected to lead the Bravo formation as company commander of 1st East Bengal Regiment in Jessore. He was injured during the Battle of Kamalpur, one of the most significant battles fought by Bangladesh forces in 1971.

Ahmed's father, Dr. Azharuddin, was a member of the National Council of East Pakistan from Bhola. In 1968, Ahmed received his MA degree in political science from Dhaka University.

He was selected for the Pakistan national football team in 1967.

While playing for the Pakistan and Mohammedan football teams, in 1967, Ahmed was inspired to join the Pakistan Army by the General Secretary of the Pakistan Football Federation, Major Mohammad Hossain Malik. Ahmed applied to join the army's Education Corps, and was commissioned in 1968. He was trained at the Pakistan Military Academy in Kakul, Abbottabad. After being commissioned, he continued his career as a football player and participated in many tournaments. After the 1970 Bhola cyclone, he, as a captain, with Bravo Company, engaged in relief work at Galachipa, Patuakhali.

Ahmed was a football player during his university days. A striker, he later joined the Mohammedan Sporting Club, in 1964. He remained with the Black and Whites until his retirement in 1978. He won 6 Dhaka League titles with MSC: 1965, 1966, 1969, 1975, 1976, and 1978. He also won two Aga Khan Gold Cup titles with the Black and Whites. In 1976 he led the Mohammedan SC team successfully. He replaced defender Zakaria Pintoo in the job. Mohammedan SC won the Dacca league title defeating arch rivals Abahani in the final 2–0. Hafiz scored both the goals. Mohammedan SC reached the finals of the Aga Khan Gold Cup Football later in the year, beating Sri-Lanka national team 2–1 in the SF. But they lost to the Penang Football Association Team (Malaysia) 3–0 in the final. That year, Hafiz became the first after independence to score a double hat-trick in the Dhaka League, as Mohammedan defeated Fire Service SC 6–0.