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Comilla-7
Comilla-7 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Ali Ashraf of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Chandina Upazila. History The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973. 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 reduced the boundaries of the constituency. Previously it had also included one union parishad of Barura Upazila Barura ( bn, বরুড়া) is an Upazila of Comilla District in the Division of Chittagong Division, Chittagong, Bangladesh. History Barura Thana was formed in 1948 and turned into an Upazila in 1983. In 1995 Barura Upazila was turned int ...:Chitadda. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pran Gopal Datta
Pran Gopal Datta (born 1 October 1953) is a Bangladeshi physician, university administrator and politician. In September 2021, he won the candidacy of membership of Jatiya Sangsad representing the Comilla-7 constituency in a bi-election unopposed. The membership of the constituency became vacant after Ali Ashraf died in office in July 2021. Datta was awarded the Independence Day Award, the highest civilian award in Bangladesh, for his contributions to the medical field in 2012. He is an ear, nose and throat specialist. He also served as the personal physician to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Background and education Datta was born on 1 October 1953 in Mahichail village, Chandina, Comilla District, the second of seven brothers and sisters. He matriculated from Chandina Pilot High School in 1968 and attended Comilla Victoria College. He earned his MBBS degree at Chittagong Medical College in 1976, PhD degree from Odessa State Medical University in 1983, and an MSc in audi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matruza Hossain Mollah
Matruza Hossain Mollah was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and member of parliament for Comilla-7 Comilla-7 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Ali Ashraf of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Chandina Upazila. History The constituency was created .... Career Mollah was elected to parliament from Comilla-7 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 1979. Death Mollah died on 16 September 2017. References Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians 2017 deaths 2nd Jatiya Sangsad members Dhaka College alumni Notre Dame College, Dhaka alumni People from Homna Upazila {{BangladeshNationalistParty-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zakaria Taher Sumon
Zakaria Taher Sumon is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and the former Member of Parliament of Comilla-7 Comilla-7 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Ali Ashraf of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Chandina Upazila. History The constituency was created .... Career Sumon was elected to parliament from Comilla-7 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 2004 by election. The by-election was called following the death of Abu Taher, sumon's father and incumbent Member of Parliament. He provided an office to former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia to use as the Office of the Chairperson of Bangladesh Nationalist Party in Gulshan in October 2008. References Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians Living people 8th Jatiya Sangsad members Year of birth missing (living people) {{BangladeshNationalistParty-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Ashraf
Ali Ashraf (17 November 1947 – 30 July 2021) was an Awami League politician who served as deputy speaker of Parliament. He became the Member of Parliament for Comilla-7 Comilla-7 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Ali Ashraf of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Chandina Upazila. History The constituency was created ... in 2008, being re-elected in 2014 and 2018. Death Ashraf died on 30 July 2021 in Square Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh. He was suffering from gallbladder stones related problems. References 1947 births 2021 deaths People from Comilla District Politicians from Chittagong Division Awami League politicians Deputy Speakers of the Jatiya Sangsad 1st Jatiya Sangsad members 9th Jatiya Sangsad members 10th Jatiya Sangsad members 11th Jatiya Sangsad members 7th Jatiya Sangsad members {{AwamiLeague-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdul Hakim (politician)
Abdul Hakim was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the former member of parliament for Comilla-7 Comilla-7 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Ali Ashraf of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Chandina Upazila. History The constituency was created .... Career Ahmed was elected to parliament for Comilla-7 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate in 1996. Death Hakim died on 23 March 2014. References Awami League politicians 2014 deaths 6th Jatiya Sangsad members 1929 births Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League central committee members {{AwamiLeague-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abu Taher (banker)
AKM Abu Taher (''c.'' 1932 – 23 September 2004) was an industrialist and politician in Bangladesh. Taher was a founding member, Sponsor Director, and Chairman of the first private bank in Bangladesh fully owned by Bangladeshi entrepreneurs, National Bank Ltd, as well as a founding director of Al Arafah bank Ltd. He was also a chairman and managing director of Beco group of Industries, Purbachal Drillers Ltd, and Founder Director of Pragati Insurance Ltd and Pragati Life Insurance Ltd. He was also a social worker and philanthropist. He served in the Jatiya Sangsad, the national parliament of Bangladesh, as a 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 ... member for Comilla-7 (Barura). References {{DEFAULTSORT:Taher, Abu Bangladeshi busine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 Bangladeshi General Election
General elections were held in Bangladesh on 7 May 1986. A total of 1,527 candidates contested the election. The result was a victory for the Jatiya Party, which won 153 of the 300 seats. Voter turnout was 61.1%. Bangladesh Nationalist Party, the winner of the previous elections, boycotted the election. British observers including a journalist termed the elections a "tragedy for democracy" and a "cynically frustrated exercise". Background In 1982 a coup d'état led by Army Chief Hussain Muhammad Ershad overthrew democratically elected President Abdus Sattar, suspended the Constitution and imposed martial law. Parliament was dissolved and all political parties were banned. Ershad appointed Justice A. F. M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury as President on 27 March 1982, a position which he held until December 1983 when Ershad assumed the presidency himself. In 1983 Ershad promised to hold presidential elections in May 1984 and to restore parliamentary government the following year. Howev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Bangladesh General Election
General elections were held in Bangladesh on 5 January 2014, in accordance with the constitutional requirement that elections must take place within the 90-day period before the expiration of the term of the Jatiya Sangshad on 24 January 2014. The elections were not free and fair. They were preceded by a government crackdown on the opposition, with Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Opposition leader Khaleda Zia was put under house arrest. There were widespread arrests of other opposition members, violence and strikes by the opposition, attacks on religious minorities, and extrajudicial killings by the government, with around 21 people killed on election day. Almost all major opposition parties boycotted the elections, resulting in 153 of the total 300 seats being uncontested and the incumbent Awami League-led Grand Alliance of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina winning a landslide majority. Hasina became the first prime minister in the history of Bangladesh to be re-elected to ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhaka Tribune
The ''Dhaka Tribune'' is a major Bangladeshi English-language daily newspaper based in Dhaka, the country's capital and largest city. It also operates an online Bengali version known as the ''Bangla Tribune''. The newspaper has a strong readership in Bangladeshi cities, particularly among the young generation, the diplomatic community and expatriates; as well as a wider readership in South Asia and internationally. The newspaper is notable for its highly diverse op-ed content, with contributions from leading Bangladeshi, South Asian and international columnists. It also organizes the Dhaka Literary Festival. The newspaper is notable for being the fastest-growing English-language news media in Bangladesh's history, catering to the country's business community, middle class, public and private universities, and English medium schools. Several award-winning journalists have worked with the newspaper. History The newspaper began publication on 19 April 2013. The newspaper started as ... [...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] |
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] |
