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Nilphamari-1
Nilphamari-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2014 by Aftab Uddin Sarkar of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Dimla and Domar upazilas. History The constituency was created in 1984 from the Rangpur-1 constituency when the former Rangpur District was split into five districts: Nilphamari, Lalmonirhat, Rangpur, Kurigram Kurigram District ( bn, কুড়িগ্রাম) is a district of Bangladesh in the Rangpur Division. The district is located in northern Bangladesh along the country's border with India. Under Indian rule, the area was organized as a mahakum ..., and Gaibandha. Members of Parliament Elections Elections in the 2010s Elections in the 2000s Elections in the 1990s References External links * Parliamentary constituencies in Bangladesh Nilphamari District {{Bangladesh-geo- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aftab Uddin Sarkar
Aftab Uddin Sarkar is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent Member of Parliament from Nilphamari-1. Career Sarkar was involved in the 1969 student movement and was a former Member of Mukti Bahini during Bangladesh Liberation war. He is the President of Dimla Upazila Dimla ( bn, ডিমলা) is an upazila of Nilphamari District in the Rangpur Rangpur Division, Bangladesh. Geography Dimla is located at . It has 36, 440 households and a total area of 326.8 km2. It is bordered by West Bengal, India on ... unit of Bangladesh Awami League. He was elected to Parliament from Nilphamari-1 on 5 January 2014 as a candidate of Bangladesh Awami League. He is a Member of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism. References Awami League politicians Living people 10th Jatiya Sangsad members Mukti Bahini personnel 11th Jatiya Sangsad members Year of birth missing (living people) {{AwamiLeague-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shahrin Islam Tuhin
Muhammad Shahrin Islam Chowdhury ( bn, মোহাম্মদ শাহরিন ইসলাম চৌধুরী), also known by his daak naam Tuhin ( bn, তুহিন), is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and former Member of Parliament for Nilphamari-1. He is the nephew of former Prime Minister of Bangladesh Khaleda Zia. Early life and family Shahrin Islam Tuhin was born in Rajshahi, to a Bengali Muslim family. His ancestral home is in the village of Gomnati, Domar Upazila, Domar, Nilphamari District. His father, M. Rafiqul Islam, Rafiqul Islam Chowdhury, was a professor of economics and dean at the University of Rajshahi. Tuhin's mother, Shelina Islam, is the eldest sister of former Prime Minister of Bangladesh Khaleda Zia and the descendant of Murad Khan, a 16th-century Middle Eastern immigrant. Career Tuhin formerly served as the president of the Nilphamari District branch of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, a political party founded by President Ziaur Rahm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shafiqul Ghani Swapan
Shawfikul Ghaani Swapan was a Bangladeshi politician and the former chairman of Bangladesh National Awami Party-Bangladesh NAP. During his political career, he served as a Member of Parliament twice, and held cabinet positions in both the Zia and Ershad Governments. His positions included serving as the State Minister of Defence, State Minister of Youth and Sports, Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism, and Minister of Housing and Public Works. Early life Swapan was born on the 11th of September, 1948 in Nilphamari Sadar, Nilphamari District. He was the eldest son of former Senior Minister Mashiur Rahman, also known as, Jadu Mia. He studied at Notre Dame College in Dhaka and later attended Queen Mary, University of London for his higher studies, going on to graduate in 1968. He was married to Nazhat Ghani Shabnam. Career In 1979, on the 10th of May, he won the by-election in Rangpur-1 (the current Nilphamari-1 constituency) as the candidate of the Bangladesh Nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shahrin Islam Chowdhury Tuhin
Muhammad Shahrin Islam Chowdhury ( bn, মোহাম্মদ শাহরিন ইসলাম চৌধুরী), also known by his daak naam Tuhin ( bn, তুহিন), is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and former Member of Parliament for Nilphamari-1. He is the nephew of former Prime Minister of Bangladesh Khaleda Zia. Early life and family Shahrin Islam Tuhin was born in Rajshahi, to a Bengali Muslim family. His ancestral home is in the village of Gomnati, Domar, Nilphamari District. His father, Rafiqul Islam Chowdhury, was a professor of economics and dean at the University of Rajshahi. Tuhin's mother, Shelina Islam, is the eldest sister of former Prime Minister of Bangladesh Khaleda Zia and the descendant of Murad Khan, a 16th-century Middle Eastern immigrant. Career Tuhin formerly served as the president of the Nilphamari District branch of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, a political party founded by President Ziaur Rahman, the husband of his mat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Begum Mansur Mohiuddin
Begum Monsura Mohiuddin was a Jatiya Party (Ershad) politician and the former Member of Parliament of Nilphamari-1. She was the eldest daughter of former Senior Minister Mashiur Rahman (Jadu Mia) and sister of former cabinet minister Shawfikul Ghaani Shapan. She was married to former diplomat and Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations A. H. G. Mohiuddin. She died on 25 November 2021. Career Mohiuddin was elected to parliament from Nilphamari-1 Nilphamari-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2014 by Aftab Uddin Sarkar of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Dimla and Domar upazilas. History The consti ... as a Jatiya Party candidate in 1986 and 1988. References 20th-century births 2021 deaths Jatiya Party politicians 3rd Jatiya Sangsad members 4th Jatiya Sangsad members Women members of the Jatiya Sangsad Year of birth missing People from Nilphamari Distri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamida Banu Shova
Hamida Banu Shova (born 2 February 1954) is the founder and chairperson of Queens University, Bangladesh. She established this university in 1996. Career Shova is a former Jatiya Sangsad member. She served as female MP for constituency (Nilphamari-1) from 2001 to 2006 under the banner of the Awami League In Urdu language, Awami is the adjectival form for '' Awam'', the Urdu language word for common people. The adjective appears in the following proper names: *Awami Colony, a neighbourhood of Landhi Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan *Awami Front, wa .... She is nominated Assistant Secretaries of Sub-Committee of Bangladesh Awami League. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Shova, Hamida Banu 1954 births Living people Bangladeshi businesspeople Awami League politicians Women members of the Jatiya Sangsad 8th Jatiya Sangsad members 21st-century Bangladeshi women politicians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdur Rouf (Nilpharmari Politician)
Abdur Rouf is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the former Member of Parliament of Nilphamari-1 Nilphamari-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2014 by Aftab Uddin Sarkar of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Dimla and Domar upazilas. History The consti .... Career Rouf was elected to parliament from Nilphamari-1 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate in 1991. He served as the whip of parliament. He is a former President of Bangladesh Chhatra League. Death Rouf died on 29 November 2011. References Awami League politicians 2011 deaths 5th Jatiya Sangsad members {{AwamiLeague-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NK Alam Chowdhury
NK Alam Chowdhury is a Jatiya Party (Ershad) politician and the former Member of Parliament of Nilphamari-1 Nilphamari-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2014 by Aftab Uddin Sarkar of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Dimla and Domar upazilas. History The consti .... Career Chowdhury was elected to parliament from Nilphamari-1 as a Jatiya Party candidate in 1996. References Jatiya Party politicians Living people 7th Jatiya Sangsad members Year of birth missing (living people) {{JatiyaParty-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jafar Iqbal Siddiki
Jafar Iqbal Siddiki is a Jatiya Party (Ershad) politician and the former Member of Parliament of Nilphamari-1 Nilphamari-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2014 by Aftab Uddin Sarkar of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Dimla and Domar upazilas. History The consti .... Career Siddiki was elected to parliament from Nilphamari-1 as a Jatiya Party candidate in 2008. References Jatiya Party politicians Living people 9th Jatiya Sangsad members Year of birth missing (living people) {{JatiyaParty-politician-stub ... [...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] |
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] |
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] |
