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Dhaka-9
Dhaka-9 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Saber Hossain Chowdhury of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Dhaka South City Corporation wards 1 through 7, and three union parishads of Khilgaon and Sabujbagh thanas: Dakshingaon, Manda, and Nasirabad. 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 added 7 new seats to the Dhaka metropolitan area, increasing the number of constituencies in the capital from 8 to 15, and altered the boundaries of the constituency. Members of Parliament Elections Elections in the 2010s Saber Hossain Chowdhury was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saber Hossain Chowdhury
Saber Hossain Chowdhury (born 10 September 1961) is a politician from Bangladesh and the incumbent member of Parliament in Bangladesh from the Dhaka-9 constituency. He was the president of Inter-Parliamentary Union from 2014 to 2017. He is the former president of Bangladesh Cricket Board. He received the ''Order of Friendship'', Russia's highest state decoration. Education and early career Chowdhury's father is late Hedayat Hossain Chowdhury, the founder of Karnaphuli Group, a top conglomerate in Bangladesh. He was a graduate of School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London and holds a double honors degree in economics and politics. He has also received a diploma in law from University of Westminster, United Kingdom. Having begun his career in the private sector as an entrepreneur, Chowdhury embraced full-time politics in 1996. Political career Chowdhury is the incumbent member of Jatiya Sangsad from Dhaka-9. He served as Deputy Minister of Ministry of Ports & Shi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makbul Hossain
Mockbul Hossain ( – 24 May 2020) was a Bangladeshi businessman and Bangladesh Awami League politician who served as a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Dhaka-9 constituency. Early life and education Hossain was born in Bikrampur. He earned his MA and LLB degrees from the University of Dhaka. Career Hossain was a member of Advisory Council of Bangladesh Awami League. He was elected to parliament from Dhaka-9 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate in June 1996. Awards * Bangladesh Development Sangsad Gold Medal Award Personal life and death Hossain died while undergoing treatment for COVID-19 at Combined Military Hospital on 24 May 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh The COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). The virus was confirmed to have spread to Bangladesh in March 2020. The first .... References 1950s births 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nurul Haque (politician)
Nurul Haque is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and the former Member of Parliament of Dhaka-9 Dhaka-9 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Saber Hossain Chowdhury of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Dhaka South City Corporation wards 1 through 7, .... Career Haque was elected to parliament from Dhaka-9 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] |
Rafiq Uddin Ahmed (lawyer)
Rafiq Uddin Ahmed is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the former Member of Parliament of Dhaka-9 Dhaka-9 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Saber Hossain Chowdhury of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Dhaka South City Corporation wards 1 through 7, .... Career Ahmed was elected to parliament from Dhaka-9 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] |
Khandokar Mahbub Uddin Ahmad
Khandokar Mahbub Uddin Ahmad (1925-2014) was a Bangladeshi politician and the former Member of Parliament from Dhaka-9. Birth and early life Khandokar Mahbub Uddin Ahmad was born in the house of late Khandokar Shams Uddin Ahmed in Gopalganj District on 7 December 1925. Career Ahmad was elected to Parliament from Dhaka-9 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 2001 and served till 2006. He was a Member of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party Standing Committee till 2008. He served two terms as the President of Supreme Court Bar Association. Death Ahmad died on 1 March 2014 in United Hospital, Dhaka. He was buried at Azimpur Graveyard Azimpur ( bn, আজিমপুর) is an old region in the old part of Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh. The region is named after Shahzada Azam, son of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. Other accounts attribute the name to Azim-us-Shaan, the Nayeb-e-Nazim .... References 1925 births 2014 deaths People from Gopalganj District, Bangladesh Ban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abul Hasnat (barrister)
Abul Hasnat ( – 16 September 2022) was a Bangladeshi politician and lawyer. He was the founding member of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party standing committee. Political life Abul Hasnat served as the first mayor (elected by the commissioners) of Dhaka City Corporation during 1977–1982 and, again, in 1990. In the cabinet of Abdus Sattar, he served as the Minister of Housing and Public Works from 27 November 1981 to 10 May 1982. Hasnat joined the Jatiya Party in 1990. He was elected to parliament from Dhaka-9 Dhaka-9 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Saber Hossain Chowdhury of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Dhaka South City Corporation wards 1 through 7, ... in 1990 in a by-election as a candidate of Jatiya Party. He served as Minister of Housing and Public Works in the cabinet of Hussein Mohammad Ershad from 20 October 1990 to 6 December 1990. Hasnat later rejoined th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahmudul Hasan (Dhaka Politician)
Mahmudul Hasan () is a Jatiya Party (Ershad) politician and the former Member of Parliament of Dhaka-9 Dhaka-9 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Saber Hossain Chowdhury of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Dhaka South City Corporation wards 1 through 7, .... Career Hasan was elected to parliament from Dhaka-9 as a Jatiya Party candidate in 1986. References Jatiya Party politicians Living people 3rd Jatiya Sangsad members Year of birth missing (living people) {{Dhaka-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar
BarristerMuhammad Jamiruddin Sircar ( bn, এডভোকেট মুহাম্মদ জমির উদ্দিন সরকার; born 1 December 1931); is a Bangladeshi lawyer and politician who served as the acting President of Bangladesh in 2002. He served as the Speaker of the Parliament of Bangladesh. He is one of the founding members of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and was a member of the standing committee, which was the policy making body of the party, from its inception. Early life Sircar was born to Moulvi Ali Baksh and Begum Fakhrunnessa in Panchagarh in north Bengal. He obtained his M.A and LL.B degrees from the University of Dhaka and joined the bar to practice law in 1960. He left for London in 1961 for the degree of Barrister-at-Law and was admitted and called to the Bar by the Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn, to practice law as a member of the English Bar as well as Commonwealth Countries Bar. Political career Mr Sircar went on the Supreme Cou ... [...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] |
Sabujbagh Thana
Sabujbagh ( bn, সবুজবাগ) is a Thana of Dhaka District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Geography Sabujbagh is located at . It has 65517 households and total area 18.18 km2. Demographics At the 1991 Bangladesh census, Sabujbagh had a population of 354989, of whom 201,739 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 54.44% of the population, and females 45.56%. Sabujbagh had an average literacy rate of 60% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%. Education Schools and Colleges in Sabujbagh * Sabujbagh Government College * Sabujbagh Government High School * Basaboo Boys' and Girls' High School * Motijheel Model High School and College, Basabo Branch * Kadamtala Purbo Basaboo High School and college, * Madartek Abdul Aziz School and College, * Kamalapur School and College, * Central Ideal School And College * Mugda Para Kazi Zafor Ahmed High School * Ideal School and College, Mugdapara Branch, * Dharmarajika Orphanage Residential High School * Moon Ligh ... [...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] |
2014 Bangladeshi 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 serve a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
