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Patuakhali-2
Patuakhali-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by ASM Feroz of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Bauphal 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 by removing two union parishads of Patuakhali Sadar Upazila Patuakhali Sadar ( bn, পটুয়াখালী সদর) is an upazila of Patuakhali District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh. Geography Patuakhali Sadar is located at . It has 55,194 households and a total area of 362.62 km2. ...: Kamalapur and Lohalia. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ASM Feroz
A. S. M. Feroz ( bn, আ. স. ম. ফিরোজ) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician, the incumbent Member of Parliament from Patuakhali-2 and former Chief Whip of the Bangladeshi parliament. Early life Feroz was born on 1 February 1952. He has a M.A. degree in history from Brojomohun College. He is a veteran of the Bangladesh Liberation War. Career Feroz was first elected to parliament in 1979 during the tenure of President and military chief Ziaur Rahman. He joined the Bangladesh Awami League in 1986. He was elected to Parliament in 1986 as an independent candidate. He was elected to Parliament from Patuakhali-2 in 2008 and 2014 as a candidate of the Bangladesh Awami League. He served in the 9th Jatiya Sangsad as the whip and was appointed the Chief Whip (Bangladesh), chief whip in the 10th Jatiya Sangsad. Feroz owns M/S Patuakhali Jute Mills which has 260 million taka in outstanding loans from Sonali Bank. The Bank rescheduled the loan so that he could stand for elect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruhul Amin (Patuakhali Politician)
Ruhul Amin (–25 August 2014) is a politician from Patuakhali District of Bangladesh. He was elected a member of parliament from Patuakhali-2 in 1988 Bangladeshi general election. Birth and early life Ruhul Amin was born in 1949 in the village of Kaina in Bauphal, Patuakhali. Career Ruhul Amin was a member of the Central Executive Committee of the Jatiya Party. He joined the Jatiya Party in 1982. He was elected a Member of Parliament from Patuakhali-2 constituency as an Jatiya Party candidate in the 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 .... He was defeated by Patuakhali-2 constituency as a candidate of Jatiya Party in the fifth parliamentary elections of 1991 and the seventh parliamentary elections of 12 June 1996. Death Ruhul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siddiqur Rahman (politician Patuakhali)
Siddiqur Rahman (2 October 1951 – 29 June 1986) was a politician of Barguna District of Bangladesh and former member of parliament for then Patuakhali-2 constituency, which currently is Barguna-1, in 1979. He was a freedom fighter in the 1971 independence war and was one of the leaders of Shambhu Sangram Parishad. Career Student leaders Siddiqur Rahman and Dhirendra Chandra Debnath were among the leaders of Shambhu Sangram Parishad. Under the leadership of the Sangram Parishad, the armed liberation war started in Barguna subdivision and training started in every police station. The youth of Barguna started training with all the students of Chhatra League and Chhatra Union in the field and treasury field of Barguna police station.After 26 March, the Pak army attacked Barguna. Kills innocent people in prisons and brutally tortures women. Similarly, the Pakistani aggressors killed and tortured in other police stations. The freedom-loving youths organized at that time left the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bauphal Upazila
Bauphal Upazila ( bn, বাউফল ) is an upazila of Patuakhali District in the Division of Barisal Division, Barisal, Bangladesh. Geography The area of Bauphal is 486.91 km2 and it is located in between 22°19´ and 22°36´ north latitudes and in between 90°25´ and 90°40´ east longitudes. It is bordered by Bakerganj Upazila, Bakerganj and Bhola Sadar Upazila on the north, Dashmina Upazila, Dashmina and Galachipa Upazila on the south, Bhola Sadar, Burhanuddin Upazila, Burhanuddin and Lalmohan Upazila on the east and Patuakhali Sadar Upazila, Patuakhali Sadar and Bakerganj Upazila on the west. Tentulia River, Tentulia and Lohalia are the main rivers. Demographics According to the 2007 Bangladesh census, Bauphal had a population of 304959, comprising 152,384 males and 152,575 females. Out of the population, 78,517 were Muslim, 26398 were Hindu, 17 were Buddhist and 27 followed other beliefs. The average literacy rate was 52.6%, comprising 56.5% among males and 48.8% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaqub Ali Sharif
Yaqub Ali Sharif is a politician of Patuakhali District of Bangladesh, physician and former member of parliament for the Patuakhali-2 constituency in February 1996. Career Yaqub Ali Sharif was elected a member of parliament for Patuakhali-2 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in the 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, Vo .... He was an assistant professor in the Department of Radiology at PG Hospital and a professor at Sher-e-Bangla Medical College. He established 'Dr. Yakub Sharif Degree College' in 1993 in Baga Union No.7 of Baufal Upazila in Patuakhali District. References People from Patuakhali district Politicians from Barisal Division Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians 6th Jatiya Sangsad members D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shahidul Alam Talukder
Shahidul Alam Talukder is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and the former Member of Parliament of Patuakhali-2. Career Talukder was elected to parliament from Patuakhali-2 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 2001. In 2005, cadres led by him assaulted Monjur Morshed, correspondent of the Daily Jugantor, for reporting on the theft of Hilsa by Bangladesh Nationalist Party men. Most of the journalist in Bauphal Upazila had to flew their homes after facing intimidation from Bangladesh Police The Bangladesh Police ( bn, বাংলাদেশ পুলিশ) of the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a law enforcement agency, operating under the Ministry of Home Affairs. It plays a crucial role in maintaining peace, and enforcement ... and Bangladesh Nationalist Party men. In 2006, he beat up a student of Baufal Degree College, a college owned by him, for refusing to pay an extra fee for examination. Talukder was sentenced to nine years in jail for hiding info ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shahjada Abdul Malek Khan
Shahzada Abdul Malek Khan ( bn, শাহজাদা আবদুল মালেক খান, 19251 April 2007) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the former Member of Parliament of Patuakhali-2. Early life and family Khan was born in 1925, to a Bengali Muslim political zamindar family known as the ''Khans of Kaunia'' based in Betagi which was under the Backergunge District of the Bengal Presidency. The family trace their origins to Qutub Khan, a soldier of Shah Shuja's army, who settled in Kaunia and was given the ''malikana'' of Buzurg-Umedpur Taluq. His father, Abi Abdullah Khan Chan Miah, was the founder of the Kaunia zamindar estate and member of the Bengal Legislative Council. His paternal uncle, Abdur Rahman Khan, was a member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly The Bengal Legislative Assembly () was the largest legislature in British India, serving as the lower chamber of the legislature of Bengal (now Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal). It wa ... [...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] |
Psephos
Psephos: Adam Carr's Electoral Archive is an online archive of election statistics, and claims to be the world's largest online resource of such information. Psephos is maintained by Dr Adam Carr, of Melbourne, Australia, a historian and former aide to Australian MP Michael Danby and Senator David Feeney. It includes detailed statistics for presidential and legislative elections from 182 countries, with at least some statistics for every country that has what Carr considers to be genuine national elections. "Psephos" is a Greek word meaning "pebble", a reference to the Ancient Greek method of voting by dropping pebbles into urns, and is the root of the word psephology, the study of elections. Carr began accumulating Australian election statistics in the mid-1980s, with the intention of publishing a complete print edition of Australian national elections statistics dating back to 1901. With the advent of the World Wide Web, Carr abandoned this idea and began to place election stat ... [...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] |
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] |
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