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Rajshahi-3
Rajshahi-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2024 by Asaduzzaman Asad of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Mohanpur and Paba upazilas. 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 Elections in the 2000s Elections in the 1990s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayeen Uddin
Md. Ayeen Uddin ( bn, মোঃ আয়েন উদ্দিন) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent member of parliament for Rajshahi-3. Early life Uddin was born on 10 December 1976 in his ancestral home village Mahishkundi in Mohanpur upazila of Rajshahi district. He holds a master's degree in business administration. His father, Habir Mandal, was the 3rd member of The East Pakistan Peace Committee of Mahishkundi village in Ghasigram union of Mohanpur in Rajshahi district according to 'Ekattarer Mohanpur' written by Bablur Rahman. Career Uddin has been involved in active politics since his student life. He was the general secretary of Rajshahi University Chhatra League. He was elected member of parliament for the Rajshahi-3 constituency as a candidate of Bangladesh Awami League in the 10th parliamentary election of 5 January 2014. On 5 January 2015, he was attacked with bombs by members of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh at a rally in Rajshahi. Udd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asaduzzaman Asad
Md Asaduzzaman Asad is a Awami League politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Rajshahi-3 Rajshahi-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2024 by Asaduzzaman Asad of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Mohanpur and Paba upazilas. History The cons ... constituency. Career Asad was elected to parliament from Rajshahi-3 as an Awami League candidate on 7 January 2024. Asad was arrested by Rapid Action Battalion from Baridhara on 6 October after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government. References Living people Awami League politicians 12th Jatiya Sangsad members Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) {{Bangladesh-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhammad Abdul Gafur
Muhammad Abdul Gafur is a politician of Rajshahi District, Bangladesh and former member of parliament for Rajshahi-3 constituency in February 1996. Political life Abdul Gafur is the senior vice president of Rajshahi District Bangladesh Nationalist Party. He was elected to parliament from Rajshahi-3 as a candidate of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party in the 15 February 1996 Bangladeshi general election. He lost the Rajshahi-4 Rajshahi-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2024 by Abul Kalam Azad of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Bagmara Upazila. History The constituency was crea ... constituency in the ninth general election in 2008. References Living people Year of birth missing (living people) People from Rajshahi District Politicians from Rajshahi Division Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians 6th Jatiya Sangsad members {{BangladeshNationalistParty-politician- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ehsan Ali Khan
Ehsan Ali Khan (1 January 1931 – 10 March 2017) was a Bangladeshi politician in Chapai Nawabganj District. He was elected a member of parliament from undivided Rajshahi-3 in 1979 and from Chapai Nawabganj-3 in 1988. He was an organizer of the Liberation War of Bangladesh. Early life Ehsan Ali Khan was born on 1 January 1931 in Chapai Nawabganj District. Her father is Antaz Ali Khan and mother Ayesha Khanam. Career Ehsan Ali Khan was an organizer of the Liberation War of Bangladesh. He was elected a member of parliament from undivided Rajshahi-3 a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 1979 Bangladeshi general election and from Chapai Nawabganj-3 a Combined Opposition Parties candidate in 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meraj Uddin Mollah
Meraj Uddin Mollah (–9 May 2021) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a member of parliament for Rajshahi-3 Rajshahi-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2024 by Asaduzzaman Asad of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Mohanpur and Paba upazilas. History The cons .... Career Mollah was elected to parliament from Rajshahi-3 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate in 2008. In 2011, he served as the president of the Rajshahi District unit of the Bangladesh Awami League. His son was arrested for narcotics possession in 2013. References Awami League politicians 9th Jatiya Sangsad members Year of birth missing 2021 deaths People of the Bangladesh Liberation War Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh 1940s births People from Rajshahi District Politicians from Rajshahi Division {{AwamiLeague-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abu Hena (Bangladeshi Politician)
Abu Hena ( - 14 November 2020) was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a member of parliament for Rajshahi-3 Rajshahi-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2024 by Asaduzzaman Asad of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Mohanpur and Paba upazilas. History The cons .... Career Hena was elected to parliament from Rajshahi-3 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in June 1996 and 2001. He was expelled from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party for criticizing the party for not tackling Islamic extremism. Hena died from COVID-19 on 14 November 2020, at a hospital in Shyamoli, Dhaka. References 2020 deaths People from Rajshahi District Politicians from Rajshahi Division Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians 7th Jatiya Sangsad members 8th Jatiya Sangsad members Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh Year of birth missing Place of birth missing 1930s bir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarder Amjad Hossain
Sardar Amjad Hossain (1940–2015) was a Jatiya Party (Ershad) politician and member of parliament for Rajshahi-3 Rajshahi-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2024 by Asaduzzaman Asad of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Mohanpur and Paba upazilas. History The cons .... Early life Hossain was born on 1 January 1940 in Hamirkutsa village, Bagmara Upazila, Rajshahi District. Career Hossain was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan in 1970 on an Awami League nomination. In 1975, he served as the organising secretary of BAKSAL. He joined the Jatiya Party in 1986. He was elected to parliament from Rajshahi-3 as a Jatiya Party candidate in 1986 and 1988. He served as the minister of land, the minister of food, minister of agriculture, and the minister of fisheries and livestock in the cabinet of Hussain Mohammad Ershad. He campaigned for Ershad's release after he was removed fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Bangladeshi General Election
General elections are scheduled to be held in Bangladesh in January 2024. Background The current Sangsad ( 11th) is scheduled to expire on 29 January 2024, as the first session of this parliament sat on 30 January 2019 and the tenure of a parliament lasts five years. The Awami League won the 2018 general elections and formed the government. Incumbent Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has hinted she does not intend to lead her party, the Awami League, into another election. 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 elected proportionally by the elected members. Each parliament sits for a five-year term. Parties and alliances Candidates Results Constituency-wise References {{Bangladeshi elections General Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Banglades ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sardar Amjad Hossain
Sardar Amjad Hossain (1940–2015) was a Jatiya Party (Ershad) politician and member of parliament for Rajshahi-3 Rajshahi-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2024 by Asaduzzaman Asad of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Mohanpur and Paba upazilas. History The cons .... Early life Hossain was born on 1 January 1940 in Hamirkutsa village, Bagmara Upazila, Rajshahi District. Career Hossain was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan in 1970 on an Awami League nomination. In 1975, he served as the organising secretary of BAKSAL. He joined the Jatiya Party in 1986. He was elected to parliament from Rajshahi-3 as a Jatiya Party candidate in 1986 and 1988. He served as the minister of land, the minister of food, minister of agriculture, and the minister of fisheries and livestock in the cabinet of Hussain Mohammad Ershad. He campaigned for Ershad's release after he was removed fr ... [...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] |
Jatiya Party (Ershad)
The Jatiya Party ( bn, জাতীয় পার্টি, translit=Jatiyo Party, lit=National Party) is a conservative, nationalist political party in Bangladesh and is currently the main opposition in the Jatiya Sangsad, against the Awami League. The current chairman of the party is Ghulam Muhammad Quader. On 3 January 2019, the party announced its decision to join the Bangladesh Awami League-led Grand Alliance after having been in opposition for the previous parliamentary term. However, the party backtracked the next day and announced that it intended to remain part of the opposition. Currently, it holds Rangpur out of Bangladesh's 12 city corporations. History The party was established by a retired army officer, Hussain Mohammad Ershad on 1 January 1986. He was the Chief of Army Staff of Bangladesh Army. He had seized power through a coup d'état on 24 March 1982. He ruled the country as chief martial law administrator till December 1983. Politics was banned durin ... [...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] |
