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Barguna-1
Barguna-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Dhirendra Debnath Shambhu of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Amtali Upazila, Amtali, Barguna Sadar Upazila, Barguna Sadar, and Taltali Upazila, Taltali upazilas. History The constituency was created in 1984 from a Patuakhali constituency when the former Patuakhali District was split into two districts: Barguna District, Barguna and Patuakhali District, Patuakhali. Ahead of the 2008 Bangladeshi general election, 2008 general election, the Bangladesh Election Commission, Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census. The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency. Members of Parliament Elections Elections in the 2010s Elections in the 2000s Elections in the 1990s R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Direndro Debnath Shambhu
Dhirendra Debnath Shambhu (born 14 December 1948) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Barguna-1 constituency. Early life Shambhu was born 14 December 1948. He has a law degree and a M.A. degree. Career Shambhu was elected to parliament from Barguna-1 as an Awami League candidate in 1991 with 44,722 votes while his nearest rival Mau. A Rashid Pir Shaheb of the Islami Oikya Jote had received 29,507 votes. Shambhu was elected to parliament from Barguna-1 as an Awami League candidate in 1996 with 54,953 while his nearest rival Mau. A Rashid Pir Shaheb of the Islami Oikya Jote had received 28,479 votes. Shambhu contested the 2001 election from Barguna-1 as an Awami League candidate but lost to independent candidate Md. Delwar Hossain. Shambhu had received 51,302 votes while Hossain had received 84,611 votes. Shambhu was elected to parliament from Barguna-1 as an Awami League candidate in 2008 with 131,368 while his nea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhirendra Debnath Shambhu
Dhirendra Debnath Shambhu (born 14 December 1948) 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 Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Barguna-1 constituency. Early life Shambhu was born 14 December 1948. He has a law degree and a M.A. degree. Career Shambhu was elected to parliament from Barguna-1 as an Awami League candidate in 1991 with 44,722 votes while his nearest rival Mau. A Rashid Pir Shaheb of the Islami Oikya Jote had received 29,507 votes. Shambhu was elected to parliament from Barguna-1 as an Awami League candidate in 1996 with 54,953 while his nearest rival Mau. A Rashid Pir Shaheb of the Islami Oikya Jote had received 28,479 votes. Shambhu contested the 2001 election from Barguna-1 as an Awami League ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delwar Hossain (Barguna Politician)
Delwar Hossain ( – 12 January 2023) was a Bangladeshi independent politician who was a Jatiya Sangsad member, representing the Barguna-1 constituency. Life and career Hossain was elected to parliament from Barguna-1 as an independent candidate in 2001. Hossain died of kidney disease on 12 January 2023, at the age of 67. References 1950s births Year of birth missing Place of birth missing 2023 deaths 8th Jatiya Sangsad members Independent politicians in Bangladesh People from Barguna district Politicians from Barisal Division {{Barisal-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humayun Kabir Hiru
Humayun Kabir Hiru is a Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD politician and a former member of parliament for Barguna-1 Barguna-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Dhirendra Debnath Shambhu of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Amtali Upazila, Amtali, Barguna Sadar Upazila .... Career Hiru was elected to parliament from Barguna-1 as a Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD candidate in 1986. References Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD politicians Living people 3rd Jatiya Sangsad members Year of birth missing (living people) People from Barguna district {{Barisal-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdur Rahman Khokon
Abdur Rahman Khokon is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and the former Member of Parliament of Barguna-1 Barguna-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Dhirendra Debnath Shambhu of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Amtali Upazila, Amtali, Barguna Sadar Upazila .... Career Ahmed was elected to parliament from Barguna-1 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in February 1996. References Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians Living people 6th Jatiya Sangsad members Year of birth missing (living people) {{BangladeshNationalistParty-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zafrul Hasan Farhad
Zafrul Hasan Farhad ( – 18 January 2017) was a Bangladeshi politician from Barguna belonging to Jatiya Party. He was a member of the Jatiya Sangsad. Biography Farhad was the president of Barguna District unit of Jatiya Party. He was elected as a member of the Jatiya Sangsad from Barguna-1 in 1988. Farhad died of cardiac arrest on 18 January 2017 at Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital in Barisal Barisal ( or ; bn, বরিশাল, ), officially known as Barishal, is a major city that lies on the banks of the Kirtankhola river in south-central Bangladesh. It is the largest city and the administrative headquarter of both Barisal Dist ... at the age of 64. References 1950s births 2017 deaths People from Barguna district 4th Jatiya Sangsad members Jatiya Party politicians {{JatiyaParty-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barguna District
Barguna ( bn, বরগুনা ''Borguna'') is a district in the Barisal Division, division of Barisal, Bangladesh. It is situated in the southern part of Bangladesh. Barguna subdivision was established in 1969 and promoted to district on 28 February 1984. History Barguna district was in the Sundarbans, Sundarban area. In the evolution of time, people started clearing the forest by cutting down the trees and started to live here. Wood merchants used to come here to collect woods from the forest. Etymology There is not enough strong proof of naming the district. Some historians say that timber traders of the northern region came here to buy timbers and waited for the favoring flow (Baro - Gone) to overcome and from there the name "Baro-Gana" was derived. Others say that it was named after a famous Rakhine people, Rakhine resident of this district while some say that the name came from a bawali named "Barguna" Geography The Barguna District has a total area of 1939.39 k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Bangladeshi General Election
General elections were held in Bangladesh on 30 December 2018 to elect 300 directly-elected members of the Jatiya Sangsad. The result was a landslide victory for the Awami League led by Sheikh Hasina. According to political scientist Ali Riaz, the elections were not free and fair. The BBC News reported that they were marred by violence and allegations of vote rigging. Opposition leader Kamal Hossain rejected the results, calling it "farcical" and demanding fresh elections to be held under a neutral government. The Bangladesh Election Commission said it would investigate reported vote-rigging allegations from "across the country." The election saw the use of electronic voting machines for the first time. Electoral system The 350 members of the Jatiya Sangsad consist of 300 directly elected seats using first-past-the-post voting in single-member constituencies, and an additional 50 seats reserved for women. The reserved seats are distributed based on the proportional vote share o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barguna Sadar Upazila
Barguna Sadar ( bn, বরগুনা সদর) is an upazila of Barguna District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh. Geography Barguna Sadar is located at . It has 41868 households and a total area of 454.39 km2. History In 1904, a thana (police outpost headquarters) was founded in Barguna. During the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971, many people were murdered in Barguna town as well as the Bengali freedom fighters when retreating. 100 prisoners at the Barguna Jail were killed by the Pakistan Army on 29 and 30 November and they were later buried in a mass grave to the west of the Jail. By 3 December, Barguna had been liberated. Barguna Sadar Thana's status was upgraded to upazila (sub-district) in 1983 as part of the President of Bangladesh Hussain Muhammad Ershad's decentralisation programme. Demographics According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Barguna Sadar had a population of 219,729. Males constituted 50.7% of the population, and females 49.3%. The population a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangladesh Nationalist Party
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party ( bn, বাংলাদেশ জাতীয়তাবাদী দল, Bangladesh Jātīyotābādī Dol; BNP) is a centre-right to right-wing nationalist, political party in Bangladesh and one of the major political parties of Bangladesh. It was founded on 1 September 1978 by former Bangladeshi President Ziaur Rahman after the Presidential election of 1978, with a view of uniting the people with a nationalist ideology. Since then, the BNP won the second, fifth, sixth and eighth national elections and two Presidential elections in 1978 and 1981. The party also holds the record of being the largest opposition in the history of parliamentary elections of the country, with 116 seats in the seventh national election of June 1996. It has currently 7 MPs in parliament after 2018 general election. Although the party was initially founded on a nationalistic principle, many of its leaders want an Islamic government and its main supporters are Islam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jatiya Sangsad
The Jatiya Sangsad ( bn, জাতীয় সংসদ, lit=National Parliament, translit=Jatiyô Sôngsôd), often referred to simply as the ''Sangsad'' or JS and also known as the House of the Nation, is the supreme legislative body of Bangladesh. The current parliament of Bangladesh contains 350 seats, including 50 seats reserved exclusively for women. Elected occupants are called Member of Parliament, or MP. The 11th National Parliamentary Election was held on 30 December 2018. Elections to the body are held every five years, unless a parliament is dissolved earlier by the President of Bangladesh. The leader of the party (or alliance of parties) holding the majority of seats becomes the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, and so the head of the government. The President of Bangladesh, the ceremonial head of state, is chosen by Parliament. Since the December 2008 national election, the current majority party is the Awami League led by Sheikh Hasina. Etymology The Constit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
June 1996 Bangladeshi General Election
General elections were held in Bangladesh on 12 June 1996. The result was a victory for the Bangladesh Awami League, which won 146 of the 300 seats, beginning Sheikh Hasina's first-term as Prime Minister. Voter turnout was 74.96%, the highest to date. This election was the second to be held in 1996, following controversial elections held in February a few months earlier. Electoral system In 1996, the 330 members of the Jatiya Sangsad consisted of 300 directly elected seats using first-past-the-post voting in single-member constituencies, and an additional 30 seats reserved for women. The reserved seats are distributed based on the election results. Each parliament sits for a five-year term. Background The June 1996 election marked the second general election to be held within only a four-month period. Previously in February, a general election had been held which was boycotted by all major opposition parties. The opposition were demanding the installation of a neutral caretake ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
