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Tangail-5
Tangail-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Tangail Sadar Upazila. 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. 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 In December 2009, the High Court Division, High Court declared that Quasem's 2008 candidacy had been illegal and vacated the seat. The Bangladesh Election Commission, Election Commission declared Mahmudul Hasan, the runner up, elected. After the appeals process concluded, Hasan took office in August 2012. Elections in the 2000s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanowar Hossain
Md. Sanowar Hossain is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Tangail-5 constituency. Early life Hossain was born on 1 February 1970. He has a B.A. degree. Career Hossain was elected to Parliament from Tangail-5 as a candidate of the Awami League in 2014. The election was boycotted by the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party. Hossain was re-elected to Parliament from Tangail-5 as a candidate of the Awami League in 2018. He received 149,362 votes while his closest rival, Mahmudul Hasan (general), Mahmudul Hasan of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, received 78,992 votes. Hossain was elected to parliament from Tangail-5 as an Awami League candidate on 7 January 2024. References Living people 1970 births Awami League politicians 10th Jatiya Sangsad members 11th Jatiya Sangsad members 12th Jatiya Sangsad members {{Dhaka-AL-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahmudul Hasan (general)
Major General (Retd) Mahmudul Hasan is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and the former member of parliament from Tangail-5. Career Hasan retired from Bangladesh Army as a major general. He served in the cabinet of President Hossain Mohammad Ershad as the Home Minister. Hasan was elected to Parliament on 29 December 2012 from Tangail-5 in a by-election. The by-election was called after the Bangladesh Election Commission The Bangladesh Election Commission (), abbreviated and publicly referred to as EC, is a government controlled constitutional body that operates the Law, legal functions of election laws in Bangladesh. Article 118 of the Constitution of Bangla ... cancelled the election of Jatiya Party MP Abul Kashem. He is also the founder of Major-general Mahmudul Hasan Ideal College, Tangail. References Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians Living people 9th Jatiya Sangsad members Bangladesh Army generals 8th Jatiya Sangsad members 4th Jatiya Sangsa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mir Majedur Rahman
Mir Majedur Rahman is a Jatiya Party (Ershad) politician and a former member of parliament for Tangail-5 Tangail-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Tangail Sadar Upazila. Ahead of the 2008 Bangladeshi general election, 2008 general election, the Bangla .... Career Rahman was elected to parliament from Tangail-5 as a Jatiya Party candidate in 1988. References Jatiya Party politicians Living people 3rd Jatiya Sangsad members Year of birth missing (living people) {{JatiyaParty-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdur Rahman (Tangail Politician)
Abdur Rahman is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former member of parliament for Tangail-5 Tangail-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Tangail Sadar Upazila. Ahead of the 2008 Bangladeshi general election, 2008 general election, the Bangla .... Career Rahman was elected to parliament from Tangail-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] |
Mirza Tofazzal Hossain Mukul
Mirza Tofazzal Hossain Mukul was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a member of parliament for Tangail-5. Career Mukul was elected to parliament from Tangail-5 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate in 1973. He was the former president of the Tangail District unit of the Bangladesh Awami League and the Tangail District Bar Association. Death and legacy Mukul died on 5 April 2016 in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh. His son in law, Abdur Rahman, is the member of parliament from Faridpur-1. On 22 January 2022, Mukul was awarded the Ekushey Padak Ekushey Padak () is the second highest civilian award in Bangladesh, introduced in memory of martyrs of the Bengali language movement of 1952. The award is given to recognize contributions in a number of fields, including culture, education, and e ..., the second most important award for civilians in Bangladesh. References Awami League politicians 2016 deaths 1st Jatiya Sangsad member ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abul Quasem
Abul Kashem (1941/1942 – 16 March 2024) was a Bangladeshi Jatiya Party (Ershad) politician and the Member of Parliament for Tangail-5 Tangail-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Tangail Sadar Upazila. Ahead of the 2008 Bangladeshi general election, 2008 general election, the Bangla .... Life and career Kashem was elected to parliament from Tangail-5 as a Jatiya Party candidate in 2008. His parliamentary membership was cancelled in 2009 for being a loan defaulter. Kashem died from respiratory failure on 16 March 2024, at the age of 82. [...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] |
Tangail-6
Tangail-6 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Delduar Upazila, Delduar and Nagarpur Upazila, Nagarpur upazilas. 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. Members of Parliament Elections Elections in the 2010s Elections in the 2000s Elections in the 1990s References External links * Parliamentary constituencies in Bangladesh Tangail District Long stubs with short prose {{Bangladesh-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tangail-4
Tangail-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Kalihati Upazila. 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 In late 2014, Abdul Latif Siddiqui was expelled from the Awami League for criticizing the practice of hajj Hajj (; ; also spelled Hadj, Haj or Haji) is an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the holiest city for Muslims. Hajj is a mandatory religious duty for capable Muslims that must be carried out at least once in their lifetim ..., which he described as a drain on the economy. He resigned from parliament on 1 September 2015. The resulting by-election was delayed by legal wrangling over whether his brother, Abdul Kader Siddique, could be a candidate. The by-election eventually took place in January 2017, and was won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdul Mannan (politician, Born 1929)
Abdul Mannan (7 October 1929 – 5 April 2005) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the first Minister of Home Affairs of independent Bangladesh from April 1972 to March 1973. Early life He was born in Katuli, Tangail on 7 October 1929. In 1944 he graduated from Bindubasini Government Boys High School. He studied at Karatia Sadat College and graduated from Dhaka University in 1951. He was a professor in Ananda Mohan College and Haraganga College. His later worked as an income tax adviser. Career He was involved in Bengali Nationalist movements such as the language movement of 1952, Six point movement, and 1969 uprising in East Pakistan. In 1969 he was president of the Tangail district unit of Awami League in 1969 and the publicity secretary of All Pakistan Awami League. He was one of the representatives of the committee of the Round table conference led by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman In 1970 he was elected to the Pakistan National Assembly. After the election of 1970, He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent Politician
An independent politician or non-affiliated politician is a politician not affiliated with any political party or Bureaucracy, bureaucratic association. There are numerous reasons why someone may stand for office as an independent. Some politicians have political views that do not align with the platforms of any political party and therefore they choose not to affiliate with them. Some independent politicians may be associated with a party, perhaps as former members of it or else have views that align with it, but choose not to stand in its name, or are unable to do so because the party in question has selected another candidate. Others may belong to or support a political party at the national level but believe they should not formally represent it (and thus be subject to its policies) at another level. In some cases, a politician may be a member of an unregistered party and therefore officially recognised as an independent. Officeholders may become independents after losing or r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Bangladeshi General Election
General elections were held in Bangladesh on 5 January 2014, in accordance with the constitutional requirement that elections must take place within the 90-day period before the expiration of the term of the Jatiya Sangshad on 24 January 2014. The elections were not free and fair. They were preceded by a government crackdown on the opposition, with Bangladesh Nationalist Party and opposition leader Khaleda Zia put under house arrest. There were widespread arrests of other opposition members, violence and strikes by the opposition, attacks on religious minorities, and extrajudicial killings by the government, with around 21 people killed on election day. Almost all major opposition parties boycotted the elections, resulting in 153 of the 300 directly elected seats being uncontested and the incumbent Awami League-led Grand Alliance of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina winning a landslide majority. Hasina became the first prime minister in the history of Bangladesh to be re-elected to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
