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Chandpur-2
Chandpur-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2019 by Nurul Amin Ruhul of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Matlab Dakshin and Matlab Uttar upazilas. History The constituency was created in 1984 from the Comilla-20 constituency when the former Comilla District was split into three districts: Brahmanbaria, Comilla, and Chandpur. Ahead of the 2008 general election, the Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census. The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency. Ahead of the 2014 general election, the Election Commission expanded the boundaries of the constituency. Previously it had excluded one union parishad Union council ( bn, ইউনিয়ন পরিষদ, translit=iūniyan pariṣad, translit-std=IAST), also known as union parishad, rural council, rural union and simply union, is t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury
Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya (born 3 February 1948) is a senior Bangladesh Awami League politician who served as a Member of parliament from Chandpur-2 constituency and a minister of several ministries. In 19 November 2021 he nominated for Bangladesh Awami League Presidium member. He received the Bir Bikram, the third highest award for gallantry, for his role in the Bangladesh Liberation War. He was the general secretary for the Dhaka chapter of his party until 2016. He won the Independence Award in 2023 for his contribution to the field of independence and liberation war. Early life and education Maya was born into a Bengali Muslim Chowdhury family in the village of Mohanpur Union in Matlab Uttar, Chandpur. His father's name was Ali Ahsan Miah and his mother was Musammat Akhtarunnesa. Maya received his bachelor's in law and two master's degrees in political science, and Islamic history and culture. During the Bangladesh Liberation War, Maya was a member of the Mukti Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nurul Amin Ruhul
Nurul Amin Ruhul, also known as Ruhul Bhai (born 14 October 1959), is a Bangladeshi politician. Currently, he represents the Chandpur-2 constituency in the Bangladesh Parliament. Political life Nurul Amin was elected a member of parliament from Chandpur-2 Chandpur-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2019 by Nurul Amin Ruhul of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Matlab Dakshin and Matlab Uttar upazilas. Histor ... (Matlab North and South) constituency by defeating BNP's Jalal Uddin in the nomination of Bangladesh Awami League in the eleventh parliamentary elections in 2018. He was elected as the member of the Awami League's Dhaka University Prior to this, he was the president of Bangladesh Chhatra League's publicity secretary and the chairman of the undivided Dhaka Metropolitan Chhatra League. References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Ruhul, Nurul Amin Awami League politicians Peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shamsul Haque (Chandpur Politician)
Shamsul Haque is a Jatiya Party (Ershad) politician and a former member of parliament for Chandpur-2 Chandpur-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2019 by Nurul Amin Ruhul of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Matlab Dakshin and Matlab Uttar upazilas. Histor .... Career Haque was elected to parliament from Chandpur-2 as a Jatiya Party candidate in 1986 and 1988. References Jatiya Party politicians Living people 3rd Jatiya Sangsad members 4th Jatiya Sangsad members Year of birth missing (living people) {{JatiyaParty-politician-stub ... [...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] |
Mohammad Rafiqul Islam
Air Vice Marshal (Retd.) Mohammad Rafiqul Islam (born 2 February 1952) was a former Chief of Bangladesh Air Force. He was the Chief of Air Staff (Bangladesh), Chief of Bangladesh Air Force from 4 June 2001 to 8 April 2002. He later joined Awami League, Bangladesh Awami League and became a Member of Parliament (Bangladesh), member of parliament of List of members of the 9th Jatiya Sangsad, 9th parliament election in 2008 representing Chandpur-2 constituency. Career He was the chief of Bangladesh Air Force from 4 June 2001 to 8 April 2002. References Bangladesh Air Force air marshals Living people Chiefs of Air Staff (Bangladesh) 1952 births {{Bangladesh-mil-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matlab Dakshin Upazila
Matlab Dakshin (Bengali: মতলব দক্ষিণ, romanized: ''Motlob Dakshin'', lit. 'Matlab South') is an upazila of Chandpur District in the division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. The former Matlab Upazila was divided into two in 2000, Matlab Dakshin and Matlab Uttar. Geography Matlab is located at . It has a total land area of 131.69 km2. Demographics According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Matlab Dakshin upazila had a population of 210,050 living in 45,569 households. The literacy rate was 56.75% and the sex ratio was 1149 females per 1000 males. 59,286 (28.22%) lives in urban areas. Administration Matlab Dakshin Upazila is divided into 2 municipalities and 5 union parishads. Municipality: * Matlab Municipality * Narayanpur Municipality Union Parishad: * Nayergaon Uttar * Nayergaon Dakshin * Khadergaon * Upadi Uttar * Upadi Dakshin Matlab Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 30 mahallas. And Narayanpur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matlab Uttar Upazila
Matlab Uttar ( bn, মতলব উত্তর, Motlob Uttor, Matlab North) is an upazila of Chandpur District in the division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. The former Matlab Upazila was divided into two in 2000, Matlab Dakshin and Matlab Uttar. History During the Mughal period, when the Lalar Hat Bazaar, located on the banks of the Dhanagoda River, a tributary of the Gumti, at the northern end of the present villages of Babu Para and Pail Para, was destroyed by river erosion, a market called Bairagir Hat at the northern end of the Kaladi village was founded by the Jamadar of Matlab. Jealous of this, the Zamindar of Faridpur increased his zamindari and established another market in his name in the western part south of the Bairagir Hat. After some time, both the markets became very competitive and Jamadar's haat bazaar became popularly known as Matlab rather than Bairagir Hat. The name Matlab was gazetted on 9 August 1918. Gazette No. 236. In 1900, the government divided the Cha ... [...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] |
Psephos
Psephos: Adam Carr's Electoral Archive is an online archive of election statistics, and claims to be the world's largest online resource of such information. Psephos is maintained by Dr Adam Carr, of Melbourne, Australia, a historian and former aide to Australian MP Michael Danby and Senator David Feeney. It includes detailed statistics for presidential and legislative elections from 182 countries, with at least some statistics for every country that has what Carr considers to be genuine national elections. "Psephos" is a Greek word meaning "pebble", a reference to the Ancient Greek method of voting by dropping pebbles into urns, and is the root of the word psephology, the study of elections. Carr began accumulating Australian election statistics in the mid-1980s, with the intention of publishing a complete print edition of Australian national elections statistics dating back to 1901. With the advent of the World Wide Web, Carr abandoned this idea and began to place election stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 Bangladeshi General Election
General elections were held in Bangladesh on 1 October 2001. The 300 single-seat constituencies of the Jatiya Sangsad were contested by 1,935 candidates representing 54 parties and including 484 independents. The elections were the second to be held under the caretaker government concept, introduced in 1996. The result was a win for the Four Party Alliance of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, Jatiya Party (Manju) and Islami Oikya Jote. BNP leader Khaleda Zia became Prime Minister. Background The Seventh Parliament headed by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was dissolved on 13 July 2001, having completed its designated 5-year term (the first parliamentary administration to ever do so) and power was transferred to the caretaker government headed by Justice Latifur Rahman. Electoral system In 2001, the 345 members of the Jatiya Sangsad consisted of 300 seats directly elected by first-past-the-post voting in single-member constituencies, and 45 seat ... [...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] |
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] |
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