Showkat Hasanur Rahman Rimon ( bn, শওকত হাচানুর রহমান রিমন) is a

Bangladesh Awami League Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

politician and the incumbent Member of Parliament from

Barguna-2 Barguna-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2024 by Sultana Nadira of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Bamna, Betagi, and Patharghata upazilas. History T ...

Early life

Rimon born on 25 November 1964. He has a bachelor's and a master's degree in science.

Career

Rimon was elected to Parliament in October 2017 in a by-election following the death of the incumbent

Golam Sabur Tulu Golam Sabur Tulu was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and former Member of Parliament from Barguna-2 Barguna-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2024 by Sultana Nadira of the Aw ...

in a road accident. Rimon received 65,813 votes while his nearest rival

Golam Sarwar Hiru Golam Sarwar Hiru is an Islami Oikya Jote politician and the former Member of Parliament of Barguna-2 Barguna-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2024 by Sultana Nadira of the Awami L ...

of Islami Andolon Bangladesh received 57,993 votes. Hiru alleged irregularities in the voting which was denied by Rimon. Rimon elected to parliament in 2014 from Barguna-2 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate. In March 2016, he was sued by the

Bangladesh Election Commission The Bangladesh Election Commission ( bn, বাংলাদেশ নির্বাচন কমিশন), abbreviated and publicly referred to as EC, is an independent constitutional body that operates the legal functions of election laws i ...

for allegedly violating the electoral code of conduct. In August 2018 he was sued by the Md Idris Chowdhury, president of the Barguna district Tanti League for extortion. He faced some criticism from local Awami League activists for occupying the land of a religious shrine. He also faced flank for allegedly "insulting" a woman at a local arbitration in Barguna. Rimon was re-elected in 2018 from Barguna-2 in as a candidate of Awami League.

References

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