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Jessore-5
Jessore-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024 the constituency is vacant. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Manirampur Upazila. History The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973. Ahead of the 2008 general election, the Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census. The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency. Ahead of the 2014 general election, the Election Commission expanded the boundaries of the constituency. Previously it excluded one union parishad of Manirampur Upazila Manirampur Upazila is an upazila of Jashore District in Khulna Division, Bangladesh. It is bounded by Jashore Sadar Upazila on the north, Kalaroa Upazila, Kalaroa and Jhikargachha Upazila, Jhikargachha upazilas on the west, Abhaynagar Upazila on ...: Mancharpur. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afsar Ahmad Siddiqui
Afsar Ahmad Siddiqui (15 March 1935 – 12 October 2001) was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former member of parliament of the now extinct Jessore-8 constituency, and also for the Jessore-5 constituency. Birth and early life Afsar Ahmad Siddiqui was born in the house of late Kaiser Ahmed Siddiqui in Jessore District on 15 March 1935. Career Siddiqui was elected to parliament from the extinct Jessore-8 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 1979 and Jessore-5 15 February 1996. Death Afsar Ahmad Siddiqui died on 12 October 2001. See also * Jatiya Sangsad * 1979 Bangladeshi general election General elections were held in Bangladesh on 18 February 1979. The result was a victory for the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), the party of the incumbent military regime, which won 207 of the 300 directly elected seats, although it only won ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Siddiqui, Afsar Ahmad 1935 births 2001 deaths People from Jessore District U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swapan Bhattacharjee
Swapan Bhattacharjee (born 2 February 1952) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the former Jatiya Sangsad member from Jessore-5 constituency. His brother Pijush Kanti Bhattacharjee is a former member of parliament. Career Bhattacharjee was elected to Jatiya Sangsad on 5 January 2014 from Jessore-5 as an independent candidate. He defeated the incumbent 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 ... candidate Khan Tipu Sultan by more than 20 thousand votes. References Living people 1952 births People from Jessore District Politicians from Khulna Division Independent politicians in Bangladesh State ministers of local government, rural development and co-operatives 10th Jatiya Sangsad members 11th Jatiya Sangsad members Bangladeshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tabibar Rahman Sarder
Tabibar Rahman Sarder (1 May 1932 – 3 April 2010) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician. He was elected a member of parliament in 1973 from Jessore-5. He was elected to parliament from Jessore-1 in 1991 and June 1996. Birth and early life Tabibar Rahman Sarder was born 1 May 1932 in Jessore District. Career Tabibar Rahman Sarder was elected a member of parliament in 1973 from Jessore-5. He was elected to member of parliament from Jessore-1 in 1991 and June 1996. Death Tabibar Rahman Sarder died on 3 April 2010. See also * 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 ... References 1932 births 2010 deaths People from Jessore District Politicians from Khulna Division 1st Jatiya Sangsad members 5th Jatiya Sangsad members 7th Jatiya Sangsad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khan Tipu Sultan
Khan Tipu Sultan (13 December 1950 – 19 August 2017) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and three time Jatiya Sangsad member for the Jessore-5 constituency. Early life Sultan was born in Dhamalia, Dumuria Upazila, Khulna District in the then East Bengal, Pakistan. He studied at the Sanmilani Institution in Jessore. He served as the general secretary of the Jessore District unit of the Bangladesh Chhatra League. Career Sultan was involved in the 1969 student protests. He also led protests against Nurul Amin visiting Jessore. He was sued by the military government of Pakistan and imprisoned. He was released after Sheikh Mujibur Rahman asked General Yahya Khan to release him following the 1970 general elections in Pakistan. He was elected to parliament from Jessore-5 in 1991, 1996, and in 2008 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate. Personal life and death Sultan was married to Jesmin Ara Begum and had two sons - Humayun Sultan (Shadab) and Jubaer Sultan (Pelob). In Novem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhammad Ali Tariq
Muhammad Ali Tariq is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former member of parliament for Jessore-5 Jessore-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024 the constituency is vacant. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Manirampur Upazila. History The constituency was creat .... Career Tariq was elected to parliament from Jessore-5 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 1979. References Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians Living people 2nd Jatiya Sangsad members Year of birth missing (living people) {{BangladeshNationalistParty-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammad Yakub Ali
Mohammad Yakub Ali (born 8 April 1969) is a Bangladeshi politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Jessore-5 Jessore-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024 the constituency is vacant. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Manirampur Upazila. History The constituency was creat ... constituency. As an independent candidate he won with the "Eagle" symbol. References 1969 births Living people People from Jessore District 12th Jatiya Sangsad members {{Khulna-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessore-4
Jessore-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024 the constituency is vacant. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Abhaynagar Upazila, Abhaynagar and Bagherpara Upazila, Bagherpara upazilas, and one union parishad of Jessore Sadar Upazila: Basundia. History The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973. Ahead of the 2008 Bangladeshi general election, 2008 general election, the Bangladesh Election Commission, Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census. The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency. Ahead of the 2014 Bangladeshi general election, 2014 general election, the Election Commission altered the boundaries of the constituency. Previously it included four more union parishads of Jessore Sadar Upazila: Fathehpur, Ichhali, Kachua, and Narendrapu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessore-6
Jessore-6 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024 the constituency is vacant. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Keshabpur Upazila. History The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973. Ahead of the 2008 general election, the Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census. The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency. Ahead of the 2014 general election, the Election Commission reduced the boundaries of the constituency. Previously it included Abhaynagar Upazila and one union parishad of Manirampur Upazila Manirampur Upazila is an upazila of Jashore District in Khulna Division, Bangladesh. It is bounded by Jashore Sadar Upazila on the north, Kalaroa Upazila, Kalaroa and Jhikargachha Upazila, Jhikargachha upazilas on the west, Abhaynagar Upazil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Bangladeshi General Election
General elections were held in Bangladesh on 7 January 2024 in accordance with the Constitution of Bangladesh, constitutional requirement, stating that elections must take place within the 90-day period before the expiration of the current term of the Jatiya Sangsad on 29 January 2024. The Awami League, led by incumbent Sheikh Hasina, won the election for the fourth consecutive time with less than 40% of the eligible voters voting according to an Election Commission, which was run by the ruling political party. The party won 224 seats while independent candidates, most of whom were Awami League members propped up as dummy candidates to give a semblance of competition, won 62 seats. In the lead-up to the election, the incumbent government led by Sheikh Hasina cracked down on opposition parties and silenced critics of the government. Hasina's prime ministership has been described as authoritarian since being re-elected in 2008, and in 2011 removed the requirement that a temporary ... [...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 another landslide victory for the Awami League-led Grand Alliance (Bangladesh), Grand Alliance led by Sheikh Hasina. The elections were marred by 2018 Bangladesh election violence, violence. According to political scientist Ali Riaz the elections were not free and fair. BBC News, among others, observed some apparent vote rigging by the Awami League, with some referring to it as the 'midnight election' due to ballot boxes allegedly being filled the night before election day. 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. Background The 2014 Bangladeshi ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhammad Wakkas
Muhammad Wakkas (15 January 1952 – 31 March 2021) was a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar, teacher, former Member of Parliament and State Minister. He was the founder of Jamia Imdadia Madaninagar Madrasa, the largest madrasa in South Bengal, accommodating roughly 2000 students. Early life and education Muhammad Wakkas was born on 15 January 1952, to a Bengali Muslim family in the village of Bijayrampur in Manirampur, Jessore District, East Bengal. He was the youngest child of Muhammad Ismail and Nurjahan Begum. His education began at his local primary school, where he achieved the top position in the final exams. This impressed his mother, who then enrolled him at the Lauri Ramnagar Kamil Madrasa, a noted institution of South Bengal. He memorised the entire Qur'an off by heart in three months and was the highest scorer for the Alim exam of his board in 1967. He studied for his Kamil degree at the Bahadurpur Shariatia Alia Madrasa in Madaripur and was the highest scorer for his exam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 Bangladeshi General Election
General elections were held in Bangladesh on 1 October 2001. The 300 seats of the Jatiya Sangsad were contested by 1,935 candidates representing 54 parties and 484 independents. The elections were the second to be held under the caretaker government concept, introduced in 1996. The result was a victory for the Four Party Alliance of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, Jatiya Party (Manju) and Islami Oikya Jote. BNP leader Khaleda Zia became Prime Minister. Background The Seventh Parliament headed by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was dissolved on 13 July 2001, having completed its designated 5-year term (the first parliamentary administration to ever do so) and power was transferred to the caretaker government headed by Justice Latifur Rahman. Electoral system The 300 members of the Jatiya Sangsad were elected by first-past-the-post voting in single-member constituencies. The law providing for 30 seats reserved for women had expired prior to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
