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Comilla-5
Comilla-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2024 by Abu Jaher of the Awami League In Urdu language, Awami is the adjectival form for ''Awam Awam ( ur, ) is the Urdu language word for common people or general public. In the early 20th century, the word was extensively used in the Indian subcontinent to refer to the general po .... Boundaries The constituency encompasses Brahmanpara and Burichang upazilas. History The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973. Members of Parliament Elections Elections in the 2010s Elections in the 2000s Elections in the 1990s References External links * Parliamentary constituencies in Bangladesh Comilla District {{Bangladesh-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdul Matin Khasru
Abdul Matin Khasru (12 February 1950 – 14 April 2021) was a Bangladeshi lawyer and politician. He was a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Comilla-5 constituency during 1991–1995, 1996–2001 and 2009–2021. He served in the first Hasina cabinet as Minister of Law and Justice from 1997 until 2001. Personal life Khasru completed his SSC from Madhabpur High School in 1967. He got admitted to Comilla Victoria Government College and completed graduation in 1970. They were four brothers and three sisters of whom he was the eldest. His father served in the Pakistan Army. His son Munem Wasif is a photojournalist who works at Agence Vu photography agency. Khasru was actively involved in politics since his student life. When he was a graduate student, the Bangladesh Liberation war started. Khasru fought in Burichang in Comilla District during the war. Career Khasru started his legal practice at the District and Sessions Judges Court, Comilla in 1978. Later he started practi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abul Hashem Khan (politician)
Abul Hashem Khan (31 December 1955 – 31 January 2024) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician who was the Jatiya Sangsad member representing Comilla-5 from 2021 to 2024. Life and career Khan was the president of Burichang Upazila Awami League and former PP. When Abdul Matin Khasru, member of parliament for the Comilla-5 Comilla-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2024 by Abu Jaher of the Awami League In Urdu language, Awami is the adjectival form for ''Awam Awam ( ur, ) is the Urdu language word fo ... constituency, died on 14 April 2021, he was elected unopposed as a member of parliament on 24 June 2021 in the by-election of the vacant constituency. Khan died on 31 January 2024, at the age of 68. References 1955 births 2024 deaths 11th Jatiya Sangsad members Politicians from Chittagong Division Awami League politicians {{Chittagong-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Habib Ullah Khan (politician)
Habib Ullah Khan (31 January 1935 – 7 January 2023) was a Bangladeshi politician and diplomat. He served as the Minister of Information and then as the Minister of Jute under the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) governments in the late 1970s to early 1980s. He was also a former Member of the Jatiya Sangsad representing Comilla-5 (now Brahmanbaria-5). Personal life Khan was born on 31 January 1935 in Nabinagar, Bengal Presidency. His father was Abdus Shakur Khan. Khan was married to Salma Khan, who was a diplomat and served as an ambassador of Bangladesh to Indonesia. She died in July 2022. They were survived by their only daughter, Humana Khan. Career As a politician, Khan joined the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and contested in the 18 February 1979 general election from Comilla-5 (now Brahmanbaria-5) and was elected as an MP for the 2nd parliament. The parliament's first session sat on 2 April 1979. During his time as MP, he first served as the Minister of In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abu Jaher
M. A. Zaher is a Bangladeshi politician. He is a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Comilla-5 constituency. Political life M A Zaher was nominated as a member of parliament as a candidate of Independent from Comilla-5 Comilla-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2024 by Abu Jaher of the Awami League In Urdu language, Awami is the adjectival form for ''Awam Awam ( ur, ) is the Urdu language word fo ... constituency in 2024 twelfth national parliament election. References 1966 births Living people People from Comilla District Awami League politicians 12th Jatiya Sangsad members {{Bangladesh-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammad Yunus (Bangladeshi Politician)
Mohammad Yunus (4 July 1944 – 27 March 2021) was a politician of Bangladesh Nationalist Party and then MP of Comilla-14 and Comilla-5 constituencies. Birth and early life Yunus was born on 4 July 1944 in Gobinath village of Piryatrapur union in Burichang upazila of Comilla district. Career Yunus was the organizer of the liberation war. He played an active role in all the political activities of the time including the 6-point movement, language movement and participation in the war of independence of Bangladesh. In the first parliamentary elections of 1973, he won the then Comilla-14 seat as a candidate of the Bangladesh Awami League. As a candidate of Jatiya Party, he won the third Jatiya Sangsad election of 1986 and the fourth Jatiya Sangsad of 1988 from Comilla-5 constituency. He was elected a Member of Parliament from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party in the 8th Parliamentary Election of 2001. He was defeated in the fifth national election of 1991 by contesting on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M A Zaher (politician)
M. A. Zaher is a Bangladeshi politician. He is a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Comilla-5 constituency. Political life M A Zaher was nominated as a member of parliament as a candidate of Independent from Comilla-5 Comilla-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2024 by Abu Jaher of the Awami League In Urdu language, Awami is the adjectival form for ''Awam Awam ( ur, ) is the Urdu language word fo ... constituency in 2024 twelfth national parliament election. References 1966 births Living people People from Comilla District Awami League politicians 12th Jatiya Sangsad members {{Bangladesh-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdul Kuddas Makhan
Abdul Kuddus Makhan (1 July 1947 – 10 February 1994) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a member of parliament for Comilla-5. Early life Makhan was born on 1 July 1947 in Brahmanbaria, East Bengal, British India. He studied at Brahmanbaria College and University of Dhaka, Dhaka University. He was a leader of the Six point movement. Career Makhan served in the Jubo League as a presidium member. He was elected to parliament from Comilla-5 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate in 1973. From 1992 to 1994 he was a member of the Awami League central working committee. Death Makhan died on 10 February 1994. References Awami League politicians 1994 deaths 1st Jatiya Sangsad members 1947 births University of Dhaka alumni {{AwamiLeague-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mujibur Rahman (Comilla Politician)
Mujibur Rahman is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a Member of Parliament from Comilla-5 Comilla-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2024 by Abu Jaher of the Awami League In Urdu language, Awami is the adjectival form for ''Awam Awam ( ur, ) is the Urdu language word fo .... Career Rahman was elected to parliament from Comilla-5 as an Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in February 1996. References Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians Date of birth missing (living people) 6th Jatiya Sangsad members 1964 births Living people {{Chittagong-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Bangladeshi General Election
General elections were held in Bangladesh on 30 December 2018 to elect 300 directly-elected members of the Jatiya Sangsad. The result was a landslide victory for the Awami League led by Sheikh Hasina. According to political scientist Ali Riaz, the elections were not free and fair. The BBC News reported that they were marred by violence and allegations of vote rigging. Opposition leader Kamal Hossain rejected the results, calling it "farcical" and demanding fresh elections to be held under a neutral government. The Bangladesh Election Commission said it would investigate reported vote-rigging allegations from "across the country." The election saw the use of electronic voting machines for the first time. Electoral system The 350 members of the Jatiya Sangsad consist of 300 directly elected seats using first-past-the-post voting in single-member constituencies, and an additional 50 seats reserved for women. The reserved seats are distributed based on the proportional vote share ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Bangladeshi General Election
General elections were held in Bangladesh on 27 February 1991. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) emerged as the largest party in parliament, winning 140 of the 300 directly-elected seats. The BNP formed a government with the support of the Islamic party Jamaat-e-Islami, and on 20 March Khaleda Zia was sworn in for her first term as Prime Minister. The elections were described to be free and fair by many international observers, and it played a major role in solidifying Bangladeshi democracy in aftermath of the anti-government protests in late 1980s. Voter turnout was 55.4%. Background In 1990 a popular mass uprising led by future Prime Ministers Khaleda Zia and Sheikh Hasina deposed the former Army Chief Hussain Muhammad Ershad from the Presidency in December. Ershad had assumed the Presidency in 1983 following a coup d'état in 1982. The previous parliamentary elections had been held in 1988 and saw Ershad's Jatiya Party win 251 of the 300 seats. However, the ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Bangladeshi General Election
General elections were held in Bangladesh on 29 December 2008. The two main parties in the election were the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), led by Khaleda Zia, and the Bangladesh Awami League Party, led by Sheikh Hasina. The Bangladesh Awami League Party formed a fourteen-party Grand Alliance including Ershad's Jatiya Party, while the BNP formed a four-party alliance which included the Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami. The election was originally scheduled for January 2007, but it was postponed by a military-controlled caretaker government for an extended period of time. The elections resulted in a landslide victory for the Awami League-led grand alliance, which won 263 seats out 300. The main rival four-party alliance received only 32 seats, with the remaining four going to independent candidates. Polling in the constituency of Noakhali-1 was postponed due to the mysterious death of the AL candidate. The election for the seat was held on 12 January 2009 instead and was w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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