Advisor Asif’s Father’s Contractor License Goes Viral

Staff Correspondent

Billal Hossain, father of Asif Mahmud Sajib Bhuiyan, Advisor to the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives, has obtained a contractor license from the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED). The license was issued on March 16 this year by LGED in Cumilla.

Controversial YouTuber Zulkar Nain Sayer shared the information on social media, posting a copy of the contractor enlistment document attributed to Billal Hossain.

Verification of the license confirmed that it was issued on March 16 by the Executive Engineer of LGED in Cumilla.

When contacted about the matter, Advisor Asif Mahmud initially expressed unawareness and requested time for verification. Later, he confirmed the authenticity of the license but clarified that it was issued without his prior knowledge. He stated that a local contractor had persuaded his teacher father to apply for the license.

Asif Mahmud further assured that no work had been undertaken using the license.