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Chittagong-15
Chittagong-15 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2014 by Abu Reza Muhammad Nezamuddin of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Lohagara Upazila and all but six union parishads of Satkania Upazila: Bazlia, Dharmapur, Kalais, Keochia, Khagaria, and Puranagar. History The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973. Ahead of the 2014 general election, the Election Commission renumbered the seat for Sandwip Upazila from Chittagong-16 to Chittagong-3, bumping up by one the suffix of the former constituency of that name and the higher numbered constituencies in the district. Thus Chittagong-15 covers the area previously covered by Chittagong-14. Previously Chittagong-15 encompassed Banshkhali Upazila Banshkhali ( bn, বাঁশখালী) is an upazila (administrative region) of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahmudul Islam Chowdhury
Mahmudul Islam Chowdhury is a Jatiya Party (Ershad) politician and the former Member of Parliament of Chittagong-15. He was the first mayor of Chittagong City Corporation. Career Mahmudul Islam Chowdhury was elected to parliament from Chittagong-15 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 1979 Bangladeshi general election General elections were held in Bangladesh on 18 February 1979. The result was a victory for the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, which won 207 of the 300 seats. Voter turnout was 51.3%. The Awami League became the main opposition party after winning ... He was elected to parliament from Chittagong-15 as a Jatiya Party candidate in 1986 and 1988. References Living people 1950 births People from Banshkhali Upazila Politicians from Chittagong Division University of Chittagong alumni Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians Jatiya Party politicians 2nd Jatiya Sangsad members 3rd Jatiya Sangsad members 4th Jatiya Sangsad members Mayors of Chattog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abu Reza Mohammad Nejamuddin
Abu Reza Muhammad Nezamuddin ( bn, আবু রেজা মুহাম্মদ নেজামউদ্দিন) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent Member of Parliament from Chittagong-15. Early life Nezamuddin was born on 15 August 1968 in Chittagong District at Satkania Upazila under Madarsha Union. He has a M.A. and a PhD degree. Career Abu Reza Nadwi MP was elected to Parliament from Chittagong-15 as a candidate of 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 .... He is an associate professor in Da`wah & Islamic Studies Department, International Islamic University Chittagong since 14 August 2004. He is the chairman of a number of foundation including Allama Fazlullah Foundation, Darul Hikma Education Foundation, Chittagong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abu Reza Muhammad Nezamuddin
Abu Reza Muhammad Nezamuddin ( bn, আবু রেজা মুহাম্মদ নেজামউদ্দিন) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent Member of Parliament from Chittagong-15. Early life Nezamuddin was born on 15 August 1968 in Chittagong District at Satkania Upazila under Madarsha Union. He has a M.A. and a PhD degree. Career Abu Reza Nadwi MP was elected to Parliament from Chittagong-15 as a candidate of 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 .... He is an associate professor in Da`wah & Islamic Studies Department, International Islamic University Chittagong since 14 August 2004. He is the chairman of a number of foundation including Allama Fazlullah Foundation, Darul Hikma Education Foundation, Chittagon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jafrul Islam Chowdhury
Jafrul Islam Chowdhury (14 October 1950 – 8 November 2022) was a Bangladeshi politician of Bangladesh Nationalist Party and a four-term Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Chittagong-15 constituency. He served as the state minister for forest and environment ministry in the Second Khaleda Cabinet during 2001–2006. Early life Chowdhury was born on 14 October 1950. He completed his undergraduate in commerce. Career Chowdhury served as a state minister for environment and forest in the Second Khaleda Cabinet. He was nominated from Bangladesh Nationalist Party in Chittagong-15 for 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 Awa .... In June 2009, he made the Joint Convenor of Bangladesh Nationalist Party unit of Chittagong South. In 2010, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shah-e-Jahan Chowdhury
Shah-e-Jahan Chowdhury is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the former Member of Parliament of Chittagong-15 Chittagong-15 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2014 by Abu Reza Muhammad Nezamuddin of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Lohagara Upazila and all but six unio .... Career Chowdhury was elected to parliament from Chittagong-15 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate in 1973. References Awami League politicians Living people 1st Jatiya Sangsad members Year of birth missing (living people) {{AwamiLeague-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sultanul Kabir Chowdhary
Sultanul Kabir Chowdhury ( – 30 June 2014) was a Bangladeshi freedom fighter, lawyer and politician from Chittagong belonging to Bangladesh Awami League. He was a member of the Jatiya Sangsad. Biography Chowdhury was elected as the general secretary of Government City College, Chittagong in 1969. He took part in the mass uprising in 1969. He also took part in the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971. Chowdhury was appointed as the president of Chittagong City Jubo League in 1972. He was arrested after the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. He was released after six months. Chowdhury was elected as a member of the Jatiya Sangsad from Chittagong-15 in 1991. He served as the acting president of Jubo League The Bangladesh Awami Jubo League ( bn, বাংলাদেশ আওয়ামী যুবলীগ) commonly known as the Jubo League, is the first youth organization of Bangladesh founded by Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani. It is the youth wing o ... in 1999. He also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sultanul Kabir Chowdhury
Sultanul Kabir Chowdhury ( – 30 June 2014) was a Bangladeshi freedom fighter, lawyer and politician from Chittagong belonging to Bangladesh Awami League. He was a member of the Jatiya Sangsad. Biography Chowdhury was elected as the general secretary of Government City College, Chittagong in 1969. He took part in the mass uprising in 1969. He also took part in the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971. Chowdhury was appointed as the president of Chittagong City Jubo League in 1972. He was arrested after the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. He was released after six months. Chowdhury was elected as a member of the Jatiya Sangsad from Chittagong-15 in 1991. He served as the acting president of Jubo League The Bangladesh Awami Jubo League ( bn, বাংলাদেশ আওয়ামী যুবলীগ) commonly known as the Jubo League, is the first youth organization of Bangladesh founded by Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani. It is the youth wing o ... in 1999. He also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chittagong-16
Chattogram-16 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2024 by Mujibur Rahman of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Banshkhali Upazila. History The constituency was created when, 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 added a new seat to Chattogram District, increasing the number of constituencies in the district to 16. The seat for Sandwip Upazila Sandwip ( bn, সন্দ্বীপ) is an upazila of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. It encompasses the islands of Sandwip and Urir Char. History Sandwip Thana's status was upgraded to an upazila (sub-district l ... was renumbered from Chittagong-3 to Chittagong-16, and seats 2 through 7 were shuffled around so that the three metropolitan seats (Chittagong-8, 9, and 10) coul ... [...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] |
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 Awami League Party formed a fourteen-party Grand Alliance including Ershad's Jatiya Party, while the BNP formed a four-party alliance which included the Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami. The election was originally scheduled for January 2007, but it was postponed by a military-controlled caretaker government for an extended period of time. The elections resulted in a landslide victory for the Awami League-led grand alliance, which won 263 seats out 300. The main rival four-party alliance received only 32 seats, with the remaining four going to independent candidates. Polling in the constituency of Noakhali-1 was postponed due to the mysterious death of the AL candidate. The election for the seat was held on 12 January 2009 instead and was w ... [...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] |
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 the Islamic party Jamaat-e-Islami, and on 20 March Khaleda Zia was sworn in for her first term as Prime Minister. The elections were described to be free and fair by many international observers, and it played a major role in solidifying Bangladeshi democracy in aftermath of the anti-government protests in late 1980s. Voter turnout was 55.4%. Background In 1990 a popular mass uprising led by future Prime Ministers Khaleda Zia and Sheikh Hasina deposed the former Army Chief Hussain Muhammad Ershad from the Presidency in December. Ershad had assumed the Presidency in 1983 following a coup d'état in 1982. The previous parliamentary elections had been held in 1988 and saw Ershad's Jatiya Party win 251 of the 300 seats. However, the election ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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