Abdul Mannan (born 2 July 1942) is a

Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh () is a political party in Bangladesh founded by former President of Bangladesh and BNP parliamentarian Dr. A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury in 2004. Abdul Mannan (BDB secretary general) and recent (BDB women vice-presiden ...

politician and former

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 Laxmipur-4 constituency. He is the chairman of Sunman Group.

Career

Mannan was elected to parliament from

Dhaka-10 Dhaka-10 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024 the constituency is vacant. Boundaries The constituency consists of wards 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 22 of Dhaka South City ...

as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 1991. Mannan was elected to parliament from

as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in the

February 1996 Bangladeshi general election General elections were held in Bangladesh on 15 February 1996. They were boycotted by most opposition parties, and saw voter turnout drop to just 15%.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, V ...

. Mannan contested the parliamentary election from Dhaka-10 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in the

June 1996 Bangladeshi general election Snap general elections were held in Bangladesh on 12 June 1996. They were called following the controversial February 1996 elections, which were boycotted by the opposition and saw a turnout of just 21%. The result of the snap elections was a v ...

and lost. He received 63,631 votes. Mannan was elected to parliament from Dhaka-10 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 2001. He received 94,995 votes. He resigned from Bangladesh Nationalist Party in 2005 and joined

. On 15 September 2006, Mannan's rally in Noakhali District was attacked. Mannan was elected to parliament from Laxmipur-4 as a Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh candidate on 30 December 2018. He received 183,906 votes. while his nearest rival, ASM Abdur Rob of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Rab), received 40,993 votes.

References

Living people 1942 births People from Lakshmipur District Politicians from Chittagong Division Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians 5th Jatiya Sangsad members 8th Jatiya Sangsad members Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh politicians 11th Jatiya Sangsad members 6th Jatiya Sangsad members Feni Government College alumni {{BangladeshNationalistParty-politician-stub