Hashibur Rahman Swapon (16 May 1954 – 2 September 2021) was a

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politician who served as

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member from the Sirajganj-6 and

Sirajganj-7 Sirajganj-7 was a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh, which was abolished in 2006. Members of Parliament In 1998, Sheikh Hasina appointed Hashibur Rahman Swapon as a Deputy Minister in her gov ...

constituencies.

Early life and education

Swapon was born on 16 June 1954, in Dwariyapur in Shahjadpur upazila of Sirajganj district. Swapon had studied up to H.S.C. or grade 12.

Career

Swapon was first elected to

as a member of the

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representing the now-defunct

constituency. He lost the position when he switched to

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 ...

party in 1998. Swapon was later elected to the parliament from Sirajganj-6 on 5 January 2014 as an Awami League candidate. He was warned on 24 December 2015 by

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for violating the electoral code. He was a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Food Ministry.

Death

Swapon died from

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at a hospital in Turkey on 2 September 2021.

References

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