|
Dhaka-4
Dhaka-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2014 by Sayed Abu Hossain of the Jatiya Party (Ershad). Boundaries The constituency encompasses Dhaka South City Corporation wards 47 and 51 through 54, and one union parishad of Shyampur Thana: Shyampur. 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 In 2001, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics conducted a national census in Bangladesh, ten years after the 1991 census. They recorded data from all of the districts, upazilas, and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on populati .... The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency. Members of Parliament Elections Elections in the 2010s Elec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salah Uddin Ahmed
Salah Uddin Ahmed is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Dhaka-4 Dhaka-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2014 by Sayed Abu Hossain of the Jatiya Party (Ershad). Boundaries The constituency encompasses Dhaka South City Corporation wards 47 and ... constituency during 1991–1996 and 2001–2006. He has been given the nickname "dhor Salahuddin" after an incident where he was beaten up by his own people of Dhaka-4 when he cut off the water supply to the people. Career Ahmed was elected to parliament from Dhaka-4 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 1991 and 2001. In 2018, he was nominated by Bangladesh Nationalist Party for Dhaka-4 constituency. He was attacked and injured in the polling station when he went to vote. During his term, he was beaten up by the local people of Dhaka-4 and was rushed to an nearby hospital and earned himself the n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sayed Abu Hossain
Sayed Abu Hossain (babla) (born 12 October 1956) is a Jatiya Party (Ershad) politician and former Member of Parliament from Dhaka-4 Dhaka-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2014 by Sayed Abu Hossain of the Jatiya Party (Ershad). Boundaries The constituency encompasses Dhaka South City Corporation wards 47 and .... Early life Abu Hossain was born on 12 October 1956, to a Bengali Muslim parents Sayed Ikram Hossain and Fatema Khatun. Career Hossain was elected to Parliament from Dhaka-4 in 2014 as a Jatiya Party candidate. The Bangladesh Awami League government withdrew its candidate in Dhaka-4 after reaching an agreement with Jatiya Party. On 10 June 2015, his officer was attacked. Allegedly the attack was carried out by supporters of another Member of Parliament, Sanjida Khanom. Hossain is a Presidium Member of the Jatiya Party. Controversy On 11 January 2016, Hossain was accused of assaulting the princi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syed Abu Hossain Babla
Sayed Abu Hossain (babla) (born 12 October 1956) is a Jatiya Party (Ershad) politician and former Member of Parliament from Dhaka-4 Dhaka-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2014 by Sayed Abu Hossain of the Jatiya Party (Ershad). Boundaries The constituency encompasses Dhaka South City Corporation wards 47 and .... Early life Abu Hossain was born on 12 October 1956, to a Bengali Muslim parents Sayed Ikram Hossain and Fatema Khatun. Career Hossain was elected to Parliament from Dhaka-4 in 2014 as a Jatiya Party candidate. The Bangladesh Awami League government withdrew its candidate in Dhaka-4 after reaching an agreement with Jatiya Party. On 10 June 2015, his officer was attacked. Allegedly the attack was carried out by supporters of another Member of Parliament, Sanjida Khanom. Hossain is a Presidium Member of the Jatiya Party. Controversy On 11 January 2016, Hossain was accused of assaulting the princi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanjida Khanam
Sanjida Khanam is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the former Member of Parliament. Career Khanam was elected to Parliament in 2008 from Dhaka-4 as an Awami League candidate. Khanam did not contest the election from Dhaka-4 in 2014 after the Awami League decided to support the Jatiya Party candidate Syed Abu Hossain Babla Sayed Abu Hossain (babla) (born 12 October 1956) is a Jatiya Party (Ershad) politician and former Member of Parliament from Dhaka-4 Dhaka-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2014 .... She was appointed to the 10th parliament from the 24th women's reserved seat. References Awami League politicians Living people 9th Jatiya Sangsad members 10th Jatiya Sangsad members Women members of the Jatiya Sangsad Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Bangladeshi women politicians 12th Jatiya Sangsad members {{AwamiLeague-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mir Abul Khayer
Mir Abul Khayer is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the former Member of Parliament of Dhaka-4 Dhaka-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2014 by Sayed Abu Hossain of the Jatiya Party (Ershad). Boundaries The constituency encompasses Dhaka South City Corporation wards 47 and .... Career Khayer was elected to parliament from Dhaka-4 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] |
Habibur Rahman Mollah
Habibur Rahman (27 January 1942 – 6 May 2020) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a 4-term Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Dhaka-4 and Dhaka-5 Dhaka-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 2008, it has been held by Habibur Rahman Mollah of the Awami League until 2020. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Dhaka South City Corp ... constituencies. Career Mollah was elected to parliament from Dhaka-5 as a candidate of Bangladesh Awami League on 29 December 2009. He was released from jail after securing bail on a corruption case from Chief Justice MM Ruhul Amin in the Appellate Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court. Habibur Rahman Mollah and his childhood friend R.K Chowdhury, former Chief-Advisor of Dhaka Metropolitan Awami League did politics together for a long time. He was elected to parliament from Dhaka-5 as a candidate of Bangladesh Awami League in 2014. Death Mollah died in office on 6 May ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anwar Uddin Shikdar
Anwar Uddin Shikdar is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former member of parliament of Dhaka-4 Dhaka-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2014 by Sayed Abu Hossain of the Jatiya Party (Ershad). Boundaries The constituency encompasses Dhaka South City Corporation wards 47 and .... Career Shikdar was elected to parliament from Dhaka-4 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 1979. References Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians Living people 2nd Jatiya Sangsad members Year of birth missing (living people) {{BangladeshNationalistParty-politician-stub ... [...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] |
February 1996 Bangladeshi General Election
General elections were held in Bangladesh on 15 February 1996. They were boycotted by most opposition parties, and saw voter turnout drop to just 21%.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I'', p525 The result was a victory for the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), which won 278 of the 300 elected seats. This administration was short-lived, however, only lasting 12 days before the installation of caretaker government and fresh elections held in June. Background In March 1994, controversy over a parliamentary by-election, which the Bangladesh Awami League-led opposition claimed the BNP government had rigged, led to an indefinite boycott of Parliament by the entire opposition. The opposition also began a program of repeated general strikes to press its demand that Khaleda Zia's government resign and that a caretaker government supervise a general election. Efforts to mediate the dispute, under the auspices of the Com ... [...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] |
1988 Bangladeshi General Election
General elections were held in Bangladesh on 3 March 1988. They were boycotted by several major parties, including the Bangladesh Awami League, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, the Communist Party of Bangladesh, Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, the Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League, the National Awami Party (Muzaffar) and the Workers Party of Bangladesh. The result was a victory for the Jatiya Party, which won 251 of the 300 seats. Voter turnout was 52.5%. Background In 1982 a coup d'état led by Army Chief Hussain Muhammad Ershad overthrew democratically elected President Abdus Sattar. Parliament was dissolved and all political parties were banned. Ershad assumed the presidency in December 1983, promising to hold presidential elections in May 1984 and to restore parliamentary government the following year. However, neither elections were held until 1986. Amid increasing opposition from the general public, Ershad aimed to legitimise his regime by holding a referendum in Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |