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Rangpur-1
Rangpur-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2014 by Moshiur Rahman Ranga of the Jatiya Party (Ershad). Boundaries The constituency encompasses Gangachhara Upazila and wards 1 through 8 of Rangpur City Corporation. History The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973. Ahead of the 2014 general election, the Election Commission reduced the boundaries of the constituency. Previously it had also included three union parishads of Rangpur Sadar Upazila: Haridebpur, Pashuram, and Uttam. Ahead of the 2018 general election, the Election Commission expanded the boundaries of the constituency to include wards 1 through 8 of Rangpur City Corporation. Members of Parliament Elections Elections in the 2010s Moshiur Rahman Ranga was elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the electio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karimuddin Bharsa
Karimuddin Bharsha was a Jatiya Party (Ershad) politician and the former Member of Parliament of Rangpur-1 & Rangpur-4. Early life Bharsha was born in Haragache, Kaunia Upazila, Rangpur District. Career Bharsa was elected to parliament from Rangpur-1 as a Jatiya Party candidate in September 1991. The by-elections were called after Ershad, who was elected from five constituency including Rangpur-1, chose to resign and represent Rangpur-3. Bharsha was elected to parliament from Rangpur-4 as a Jatiya Party candidate in 1996 and 2001. Death Bharsha died on 23 July 2022 in Evercare Hospital, Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city ..., Bangladesh. References Jatiya Party politicians 5th Jatiya Sangsad members 7th Jatiya Sangsad members 8th Jatiya Sangsad memb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moshiur Rahman Ranga
Mashiur Rahaman Ranga (born 22 July 1958) is a Bangladeshi politician who is the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member from Rangpur-1 constituency. He served as secretary general of Jatiya Party as well as state minister of the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development & Co-operatives. Career Ranga is a transportation businessman. He was elected a member of parliament from the Rangpur-1 Rangpur-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2014 by Moshiur Rahman Ranga of the Jatiya Party (Ershad). Boundaries The constituency encompasses Gangachhara Upazila and wards 1 through ... constituency in 2001, 2014 and 2018. In September 2022 he has been expelled from his party from all posts including the post of its presidium member. References 1958 births Living people Awami League politicians 8th Jatiya Sangsad members 10th Jatiya Sangsad members 11th Jatiya Sangsad members State Ministers of Local Government, R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hossain Mokbul Shahriar
Hossain Mokbul Shahriar ( bn, হোসেন মকবুল শাহরিয়ার) is a Jatiya Party (Ershad) politician and a Jatiya Sangsad member from the Rangpur-1 constituency. He is the nephew of Hussain Mohammad Ershad, a former President of Bangladesh. Early life and family Shahriar was born on 18 July 1974 to a Bengali Muslim family in Rangpur, Bangladesh. His father, Mozammel Hossain Lalu, has roots in Dinhata in present-day India. His paternal grandfather, Maqbul Hossain, was a lawyer and served as a minister of the erstwhile Maharaja of Cooch Behar. Career Shahriar was elected to parliament from Rangpur-1 as a Jatiya Party candidate in 2008. In January 2012, he and his men vandalized Rangpur Medical College Hospital and threatened the hospital director. He wanted the hospital to recruit his men for vacancies at the hospital. A case was filed against Shahriar with Rangpur Police Station over the clash. In 2017, Shahriar was expelled from Jatiya Party by Ershad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharfuddin Ahmed Jhantu
Sharfuddin Ahmed Jhantu (1952 – 25 February 2018) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member who represented Rangpur-1 constituency. He also served as the first mayor of the Rangpur City Corporation during 2012–2017. Career Jhantu was elected to parliament from Rangpur-1 as a Jatiya Party candidate in 1996. He served as the Chairman of Rangpur Sadar Upazila and Rangpur Municipality. He was elected the first Mayor of Rangpur City in 2012. He again contested the 2017 mayoral election as an Awami League candidate but lost to the Jatiya Party candidate Mostafizur Rahman Mostafa. Death Jhantu died on 25 Feb 2018 in Labaid Hospital, Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city ..., Bangladesh. References 1950s births 2018 deaths P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mashiur Rahman (politician From Rangpur)
Mashiur Rahman (9 July 1924 12 March 1979), also known as Jadu Mia (Man of Magic), was a senior minister, with the rank and status of prime minister in charge of the Ministry of Railways, Roads and Highways of Bangladesh from 29 June 1978 to 12 March 1979. He was the founder of Bangladesh Jatyiotabadi Dal, the whole process of transition to multi-party democracy was his brainchild. He named the party and the election symbol was given to the party from his party NAP. He also made the formal Declaration of Independence of Bangladesh from his party NAP (there were two major political parties in the then East Pakistan, one National Awami Party, NAP and Awami League), on the 23 March 1971, when Sheikh Mujib was still negotiating for the premiership of Pakistan with the military junta of Pakistan, not giving the formal declaration despite people's determination for a free, independent country. Early life and education Rahman was born on 9 July 1924, in Rangpur, British India (now K ... [...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] |
Moyezuddin Sarker
Moyenuddin Sarker is a Jatiya Party (Ershad) politician and the former Member of Parliament of Rangpur-1 Rangpur-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2014 by Moshiur Rahman Ranga of the Jatiya Party (Ershad). Boundaries The constituency encompasses Gangachhara Upazila and wards 1 through .... Career Sarker was elected to parliament from Rangpur-1 as a Jatiya Party candidate in 1986 and 1988. References Jatiya Party politicians Living people 3rd Jatiya Sangsad members 4th Jatiya Sangsad members Year of birth missing (living people) People from Gangachara Upazila {{JatiyaParty-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rangpur District
Rangpur ( bn, রংপুর) is a district in Northern Bangladesh. It is a part of the Rangpur Division. Geography Under the Rangpur Division (one of eight divisions) composed of eight districts of northern Bangladesh, the District of Rangpur is bordered on the north by Nilphamari District, on the south by Gaibandha District, on the east by Kurigram, and on the west by Dinajpur district. Rangpur town is the divisional headquarter. The soil composition is mainly alluvial soil (80%) of the Teesta River basin, and the remaining is barind soil. The temperature ranges from , and the annual rainfall averages . Travel The main transportation methods here are by air, rail, or road. To travel by air, people have to first travel to Dhaka Domestic Airport and then fly to Saidpur Airport (DAC-SPD route). Seven flights travel this route daily. The US-Bangla Airlines, Novoair, and the Biman offer the flights. The distance by airways from Dhaka to Saidpur is . By rail, the district is a ... [...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] |
Rangpur-5
Rangpur-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ... since 2008 by H. N. Ashequr Rahman of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Mithapukur Upazila. History The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973. Members of Parliament Elections Elections in the 2010s H. N. Ashequr Rahman was elected unopposed in the 2014 Bangladeshi general election, 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election. Elections in the 2000s Elections in the 1990s Hussain Muhammad Ershad stood from jail for five seats in the June 1996 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gangachhara Upazila
Gangachara ( bn, গংগাচড়া, Gongachora) is the northernmost upazila of Bangladesh's Rangpur District, located in the Rangpur Division. Etymology There are several legends relating to the etymology of Gangachara. It is said that this area was all a large river (''gang'' in the Bengali language) in the past from north to south along the west side of this area. Later, a river island (''chor'') formed within the river, which led to the term ''Gangchor'' gaining currency, which was later corrupted to ''Gangachara''. It is said that this former river was known by locals as ''kaligonga'' or ''puran gonga''. According to legend, a trader named Chand Saudagar used to bring a fleet of 14 dinghies to trade in this area. But the river could not accommodate such a large fleet of dinghies. Yet he made a lot of money. So the next year the merchant came into the trade again with a relatively small dinghy fleet. He came and saw that the river was much wider this time than last year. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rangpur-2
Rangpur-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2014 by Abul Kalam Md. Ahasanul Hoque Chowdhury of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Badarganj and Taraganj upazilas. History The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973. Members of Parliament Elections Elections in the 2010s Abul Kalam Md. Ahasanul Hoque Chowdhury was elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election. Elections in the 2000s Elections in the 1990s Hussain Muhammad Ershad stood from jail for five seats in the June 1996 general election: Rangpur-2, Rangpur-3, Rangpur-5, Rangpur-6, and Kurigram-3. After winning all five, he chose to represent Rangpur-3 and quit the other four, triggering by-elections in them. Anisul Haque Chowdhury of the Awami League was el ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
