A nationally visible party organizer discussed through Awami League leadership, ministerial office, and electoral politics.
Aliases: Obaidul Kader, Obaidul Kader Bhai, ওবায়দুল কাদের, ওবায়দুল কাদের
Obaidul Quader is included because of his long association with national party leadership, ministerial office, and parliamentary politics.
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After student politics and party organizing, he entered senior parliamentary roles and became Awami League general secretary in 2016; the government biography also records his ministerial office.
Bangladesh Awami League, national politics, the Road Transport and Bridges ministry, and the Noakhali electoral base.
This record separates party leadership, ministerial office, transport infrastructure, and distinct legal proceedings; allegations are not presented as findings.
His roles as party general secretary and transport minister make him significant in discussions of party organization, infrastructure governance, and post-2024 accountability.
Public sources identify him as Awami League general secretary, minister, and member of parliament.
Verified claims, incidents, court records, responses, and corrections can be added later in the evidence layer.
Political repression · Reported
The record separates the student movement after two deaths, reports of attacks on protesters and journalists, arrests, and government road-safety commitments into distinct statuses.
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Human rights abuse · 2024-07-01 2024-08-15
OHCHR, BSS, and international media have reported on the 2024 student-led protests, violent repression, deaths and injuries, government fall, and subsequent ICT proceedings.
The OHCHR report estimates, based on credible sources, that as many as 1,400 people may have been killed and thousands injured between July 1 and August 15, 2024; these numbers should be displayed as source-based estimates.
Explore incidentPublic protest · 2018-07-29 2018-08-16
Student-led protests from July 29 into August 2018 demanding safer roads, accountable transport systems, and justice after fatal road crashes.
Human-rights reporting documented attacks and arrests involving protesters and journalists, alongside concerns about freedom of expression and peaceful assembly.
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The public profile and related sources identify a party or political connection to the Awami League; this is not a finding of criminal responsibility.
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BSS reported the ICT investigation agency's position and a deadline for the investigation report.
The Daily Star reported that ICT-2 framed charges against Obaidul Quader and six others.
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Acquitted after the final investigation report was accepted.
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Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha · 10 Jul 2025
State news report that ICT-1 framed charges against Sheikh Hasina and two others in a crimes-against-humanity case and noted the rejection of a discharge plea.
Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha · 26 Nov 2025
State news report on release of the ICT-1 judgment text after the tribunal convicted and sentenced Sheikh Hasina and Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal in the July Mass Uprising case.
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights · 12 Feb 2025
UN fact-finding report on protest-related human rights violations between July 1 and August 15, 2024, including findings about former-government policy and security-force conduct.
Associated Press · 17 Nov 2025
Wire report on the ICT verdict, including Hasina's response denying wrongdoing and calling the verdict biased and politically motivated.
Wikipedia · 7 Aug 2026
Public biographical reference for name, political affiliation, occupation, and senior public roles.
Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha · 8 Dec 2025
BSS report on an ICT case against 45 accused including Obaidul Quader and Anisul Huq, listing 17 arrested accused produced before the tribunal.
The Daily Star · 2 Sep 2025
Report on former IGP Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun's ICT testimony naming political and security figures in alleged July-uprising crackdown decision-making.
Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha · 10 Aug 2025
BSS reported that 84 of 209 accused in 30 miscellaneous July Uprising crimes-against-humanity cases were in custody, and named former ministers, advisers, a former secretary, retired Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik, and dismissed Major General Ziaul Ahsan among people facing charges.
Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha · 22 Jan 2026
Report that ICT-2 framed charges against seven accused including Obaidul Quader, Saddam Hossain, and Wali Asif Inan.
Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha · 8 Dec 2025
Report that ACC filed a case against Obaidul Quader and 13 former secretaries over alleged unlawful flat construction and long-term leases on land acquired for Dhaka Elevated Expressway rehabilitation.
Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha · 6 Jan 2026
Report that a Dhaka court imposed a travel ban on Obaidul Quader and 13 others during the ACC investigation into the Dhaka Elevated Expressway flat-allocation case.
Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha · 28 Aug 2025
Report that the ACC filed a case over Karnaphuli Tunnel project allegations, naming Obaidul Quader and former bridge-sector officials including Khandaker Anwarul Islam.
Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha · 13 May 2026
BSS report that ICT-1 framed charges against Shamim Osman and 11 others, including Ayan Osman and Tanvir Ahmed Titu, over alleged atrocities in Narayanganj during the July Mass Uprising.
The Business Standard · 28 Jul 2026
Report on prosecution witness testimony at ICT-1 alleging Ayon Osman shot a protester and describing an attack allegedly involving Shamim Osman and associates. The testimony is not treated as a final court finding.
Press Information Department, Government of Bangladesh · 1 Jan 2024
The government biography identifies Obaidul Quader as Minister for Road Transport and Bridges and records his party and parliamentary roles.
The Daily Star · 23 Oct 2016
A biographical profile describing Obaidul Quader's Awami League general-secretary role, ministerial office, student-politics background, and public career.
The Daily Star · 22 Jan 2026
The report says ICT-2 framed charges against Obaidul Quader and six others over alleged crimes against humanity during the July 2024 uprising.
The Financial Express · 8 Dec 2025
The report says ACC filed a case over alleged allocation of rehabilitation flats built on land acquired for people affected by the Dhaka Elevated Expressway project.
The Daily Star · 19 Aug 2025
The report says ACC filed a case against former minister Obaidul Quader and former Bridge Authority officials over alleged corruption and irregularities in the Karnaphuli Tunnel project.
Jago News 24 · 1 Apr 2026
The report says a Dhaka court acquitted Obaidul Quader and other accused after a final investigation report recommended acquittal.
The Daily Star · 10 Aug 2025
The Daily Star reported that the ICT accepted charges against five former police officials over the Rampura July Uprising incident, naming Rashedul Islam, Mashiur Rahman, Tarikul Islam Bhuiyan, and Chanchal Chandra Sarkar alongside former DMP commissioner Habibur Rahman.
The Daily Star · 26 May 2025
The Daily Star reported that ICT-1 took cognisance of charges against eight police officials over the Chankharpul killings, naming Sudip Kumar Chakraborty, Sha Alam Mohammad Akhtarul Islam, Mohammad Imrul, and Arshad Hossain among the accused.
The Daily Star · 27 Jan 2026
The Daily Star reported that ICT-1 sentenced former DMP commissioner Habibur Rahman, Sudip Kumar Chakraborty, and Shah Alam Mohammad Akhtarul Islam to death, and sentenced Mohammad Imrul and Arshad Hossain to prison terms, over the Chankharpul killings.
The Daily Star · 29 Jun 2026
The Daily Star reported that ICT-1 convicted five former police officers over Rampura shootings and killings, sentencing Habibur Rahman, Md Rashedul Islam, and Md Mashiur Rahman to death, Tarikul Islam Bhuiyan to life imprisonment, and Chanchal Chandra Sarkar to 20 years.
Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha · 24 Dec 2025
BSS reported that ICT-1 framed charges against former BGB officials Mohammad Redwanul Islam and Md Rafat Bin Alam, former DMP ADC Md Rashedul Islam, and former Rampura OC Md Moshiur Rahman over the killing of 28 people during the July Mass Uprising.
Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha · 29 Apr 2025
BSS reported that the ICT sent former additional superintendent of police Ishtiaq Ahmed to jail in a Chankharpul case and quoted a prosecutor alleging that a police digital-forensics team used drones to identify protesters and share information with law-enforcement agencies.
The Daily Star · 6 Aug 2018
The Daily Star reported Amnesty International's call to end the crackdown on student protesters after two students were killed and others injured by a speeding bus, and described the movement's safe-road demands.
Human Rights Watch · 6 Aug 2018
Human Rights Watch reported attacks on student protesters and critics, arrests of students and journalists, and government promises concerning reckless driving, traffic regulation, and a new Road Safety Act.
bdnews24.com · 16 Aug 2018
bdnews24.com reported police figures of 97 arrests in 51 cases after the road-safety movement, including cases under the ICT Act; the report described the procedural arrest record rather than a finding of guilt.
The Daily Star · 29 Jul 2022
The Daily Star reviewed the 2018 road-safety movement, subsequent government directives, and continuing road-safety concerns without treating the movement's disputed outcomes as settled fact.
The Daily Star · 1 Aug 2018
The Daily Star reported comments by Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal describing the students' demands as logical, alongside Road Transport Minister Obaidul Quader's comments on the proposed transport law.
The Daily Star · 4 Aug 2018
The Daily Star reported that Road Transport and Bridges Minister and Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader urged students to remain alert to political exploitation and spoke about the safety of protesters.
The Daily Star · 2 Aug 2018
The Daily Star reported public comments by Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader, and Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan during the road-safety movement.