Dabirul Islam (born 29 September 1948) is a

Bangladesh Awami League The Awami League, officially known as Bangladesh Awami League, is a major List of political parties in Bangladesh, political party in Bangladesh. The oldest existing political party in the country, the party played the leading role in achievin ...

politician and the incumbent

Jatiya Sangsad The Jatiya Sangsad (), often simply referred to as Sangsad and also known as is the unicameral Legislature, legislative body of Bangladesh. The current parliament of Bangladesh contains 350 seats, including 50 seats reserved exclusively for w ...

member representing the

Thakurgaon-2 Thakurgaon-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024 the constituency is vacant. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Baliadangi and Haripur upazilas and two union paris ...

constituency since 1996, during 1991–1996 and 1986–1988. He is chairman of the Standing Committee on Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs. He is a 7-term Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Thakurgaon-2 constituency.

Career

Islam was elected to parliament for

as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate. He is a 7-term member of parliament elected from Thakurgaon-2. In the northern part of Bangladesh nobody won more than six times elections but Dabirul Islam has set an example of winning for 7 times. He was elected twice as a member of parliament from Communist party and then five times from Awami league. He served as the chairman of the Standing Committee on Ministry of Housing and Public Works, Standing Committee on Ministry of Social Welfare and Standing Committee on Ministry of Science and Technology. He owns Ranbag Islami Tea Estate Company. He is the president of the Thakurgaon district Awami League.

Controversy

Islam was accused of trying to forcibly occupy the properties of minority Hindu groups near his tea estate. Over 10 Hindu people were injured in attacks by his men. The police were accused of not registering cases against him because his party is in power. His son was accused of leading the attacks to occupy land belonging to Hindu families in Baliadangi, Thakurgaon, the area borders India. Reports of Bangladesh intelligence agencies, local police and minority advocacy group

Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council () is a non-profitable organization established to protect the human rights of the religious minorities of Bangladesh. The members and public donations are the source of fund for this charitable o ...

found involvement of Islam in the

land grabbing Land grabbing is the large-scale acquisition of land through buying or leasing of large pieces of land by domestic and Multinational corporation, transnational companies, governments, and individuals. While used broadly throughout history, land g ...

References

1948 births Living people People from Thakurgaon District Politicians from Rangpur Division Awami League politicians 3rd Jatiya Sangsad members 5th Jatiya Sangsad members 7th Jatiya Sangsad members 8th Jatiya Sangsad members 9th Jatiya Sangsad members 10th Jatiya Sangsad members 11th Jatiya Sangsad members Place of birth missing (living people) {{Rangpur-AL-politician-stub