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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 Corporation wards 48 through 50, and four union parishads of Demra Thana, Demra, Jatrabari Thana, Jatrabari, and Shyampur Thana, Shyampur thanas: Dhania, Demra, Matuail, and Sarulia. History The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973. 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 th ... [...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] |
Mohammad Siraj Uddin Ahmed
Mohammad Siraj Uddin Ahmed is a Bangladeshi Jatiya Party politician and the former member of Parliament of Dhaka-5. Career Siraj Uddin Ahmed was elected a Member of Parliament from Dhaka-5 constituency as an independent candidate in the fourth parliamentary elections of 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 .... After that he joined Jatiya Party. He was defeated as an independent candidate in the fifth parliamentary elections of 1991. References Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Jatiya Party (Ershad) politicians 4th Jatiya Sangsad members {{Dhaka-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AKM Rahmat Ullah
A.K.M. Rahmatullah (born 4 December 1950) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Dhaka-11 constituency. He also represented the Dhaka-5 and Dhaka-10 in the past. Career Rahmatullah was elected to parliament from Dhaka-11 in 2014 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate. On 10 April 2016, he was appointed the president of South Dhaka unit of the party. In April 2018, a gunfight between Rahmatullah's supporters and those of Beraid Union Parishad Chairman Jahangir Alam killed one person. In January 2023, Rahmatullah disclosed that he had been a follower of Ahl-i Hadith organization of Sunni Sunni Islam () is the largest branch of Islam, followed by 85–90% of the world's Muslims. Its name comes from the word '' Sunnah'', referring to the tradition of Muhammad. The differences between Sunni and Shia Muslims arose from a disagr ... muslims. References Living people 1950 births Awami League politicians Ahl- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demra Thana
Demra ( bn, ডেমরা) is a ( metropolitan) Thana of Dhaka city, The capital of Bangladesh. It consists of Ward No 64,65(part),67,68,69 and 70 of Dhaka South City Corporation.Demra is Situated in The Eastern Border area of Dhaka City. History Demra thana was established in 1973. The thana consists of 6 words & 19 mouzas. Geography Demra Thana is located at . It has 102757 units of household and total area 22.4 km2 011 It is bounded by khilgaon and sabujbagh thanas on the north, Sampur thana and Narayanganj sadar upazila on the south, Rupganj upazila on the east, Kadamtali And jatrabari thanas on the west. Demographics / Population According to the 2011 census, Demra has a population of 22,8,69. Male 12,16,05 females 10,46,64. Male to female ratio is 53.83% and 48.28%. John. The literacy rate among the town people is 51.1%. At the 1991 Bangladesh census, Demra had a population of 521,160, of whom 290,981 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 56.42% of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohamed Rahmat Ullah
A.K.M. Rahmatullah (born 4 December 1950) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Dhaka-11 constituency. He also represented the Dhaka-5 and Dhaka-10 in the past. Career Rahmatullah was elected to parliament from Dhaka-11 in 2014 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate. On 10 April 2016, he was appointed the president of South Dhaka unit of the party. In April 2018, a gunfight between Rahmatullah's supporters and those of Beraid Union Parishad Chairman Jahangir Alam killed one person. In January 2023, Rahmatullah disclosed that he had been a follower of Ahl-i Hadith organization of Sunni Sunni Islam () is the largest branch of Islam, followed by 85–90% of the world's Muslims. Its name comes from the word '' Sunnah'', referring to the tradition of Muhammad. The differences between Sunni and Shia Muslims arose from a disagr ... muslims. References Living people 1950 births Awami League politicians Ahl- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazi Monirul Islam Manu
Kazi Monirul Islam (born 2 January 1952) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Dhaka-5 constituency. Career Islam is the president of Jatrabari Thana Awami League. After the death of Habibur Rahman Mollah on 6 May 2020, he was elected as a 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 ... member of the vacant seat in the by-election held on 17 October 2020. References Living people 1952 births Awami League politicians 11th Jatiya Sangsad members Place of birth missing (living people) {{AwamiLeague-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammad Quamrul Islam
Major (Retd.) Mohammad Quamrul Islam is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Dhaka-5 constituency in the 5th, 6th and 8th parliament. He was also a former state minister for expatriate welfare and overseas employment ministry, and also shipping ministry in the Second Khaleda Cabinet. Career Islam served in the Bangladesh Army The Bangladesh Army is the land warfare branch and the largest component of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The primary mission of the Army is to provide necessary forces and capabilities to deliver the Bangladeshi government's security and def ... and retired with the rank of Major. During the 2007-2008 Caretaker Government, Islam confessed to corruption to the Truth and Accountability Commission. References Living people Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians Bangladesh Army officers State Ministers of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment (Bangladesh) State Ministers of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bogra-7
Bogra-7 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2019 by independent politician Rezaul Karim Bablu. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Gabtali Upazila, Gabtali and Shajahanpur Upazila, Shajahanpur upazilas. History The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973. 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 Khaleda Zia stood for three seats in the 2008 general election: Bogra-6, Bogra-7, and Feni-1. After winning all three, she chose to represent Feni-1 and quit the other two, triggering by-elections in them. Moudud Ahm ... [...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] |
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] |
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] |
