Iqbalur Rahim (born 16 August 1965) is a

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politician and a 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

Dinajpur-3 Dinajpur-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024 the constituency is vacant. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Dinajpur Sadar Upazila. History The constituency was ...

constituency during 2009–2024.

Career

Iqbal was elected to the parliament from Dinajpur-3 in 2008 as a Bangladesh Awami candidate. He was re-elected on 5 January 2014 from Dinajpur-3. Iqbal laid the foundation stone of a bridge over Dhepa River in Dinajpur on 23 October 2011 and then on 10 November 2011,

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, Member of Parliament from Dinajpur-2 laid the foundation stone on the other side. On 15 February 2014 he visited Hindu families in Chirirbandar upazila, Dinajpur District attacked by members of

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, and

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following the 5 January 2014 General Elections in Bangladesh. He is a whip in the parliament of Bangladesh. In August 2024, Anti-Corruption Commission of Bangladesh decided to investigate the allegations of corruption brought against Iqbal after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government. Two murder cases was filed against him and his brother, including one by a leader of the

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Award

World Leadership Federation (WLF), a global platform based in India, has nominated Iqbal, the whip of the Bangladesh Parliament, for WLF Award-2017 for his outstanding contribution to social services. The WLF has decided to give him the award in the social innovator category and the award will be handed over to Iqbalur Rahim on 23 February at a gala event in Dubai. The federation has chosen Iqbalur Rahim, a ruling Bangladesh Awami League lawmaker elected from Dinajpur, to construct and maintain a shelter house "Manab Palli" for transsexuals under his constituency.

Personal life

Iqbal's father,

M. Abdur Rahim M. Abdur Rahim (21 November 1927 – 4 September 2016) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the Member of Parliament from Dinajpur-3. He was awarded Independence Day Award in 2018 posthumously by the Government of Bangladesh. Early lif ...

, was a Jatiya Sangsad member from the same constituency and famous politician from Dinajpur who was awarded

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. His only brother

M Enayetur Rahim M Enayetur Rahim is a retired justice on the Appellate Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court. Earlier, he was justice of the High Court Division, Bangladesh Supreme Court. He also served as the chairman of the International Crimes Tribunal 1. He i ...

is a justice on the Appellate Division of

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References

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