Manzur Quader is a

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politician, retired major of the

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, former minister of state and a former member of parliament for Pabna-1 and

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Career

Quader was elected to parliament from Pabna-1 as a Jatiya Party candidate in 1986 and 1988. During his first parliamentary term, he served as the minister of state for water development (3 March 1986 – 4 December 1990). He lost re-election in the

1991 Bangladeshi general election General elections were held in Bangladesh on 27 February 1991. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) emerged as the largest party in parliament, winning 140 of the 300 directly elected seats. The BNP formed a government with the support of Jamaa ...

. He was re-elected to parliament from Pabna-1 as a

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(BNP) 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 ...

, however he was defeated again a few months later in the June 1996 election. He was elected a third term to parliament from

as a BNP candidate in the

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 govern ...

. In June 2008, Quader was accused by the Bangladesh Anti-Corruption Commission of non-distribution of 934 pieces of CI sheet which was meant for distribution among the distress people under the government relief programs. He was accused alongside 11 others in

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court. He lost re-election later that year in the

2008 Bangladeshi general election General elections were held in Bangladesh on 29 December 2008. The two main parties in the election were the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), led by Khaleda Zia, and the Bangladesh Awami League Party, led by Sheikh Hasina. The Bangladesh Awam ...

References

Living people Bangladesh Army officers Jatiya Party politicians Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians 3rd Jatiya Sangsad members 4th Jatiya Sangsad members 6th Jatiya Sangsad members 8th Jatiya Sangsad members People from Pabna District People from Sirajganj District Year of birth missing (living people) {{BangladeshNationalistParty-politician-stub