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Sylhet-5
Sylhet-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2019 by Hafiz Ahmed Mazumder of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Kanaighat Kanaighat ( bn, কানাইঘাট) is an upazila of Sylhet Division of Bangladesh. It is the second-largest upazila (sub-district) of Sylhet District after Gowainghat Upazila. It is named after the town of Kanaighat, which is also the only ... and Zakiganj 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 Salim Uddin 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 References External links * Parliamentary constituencies in B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farid Uddin Choudhury
Farid Uddin Chowdhury ( bn, ফরিদ উদ্দিন চৌধুরী; born 25 December 1947) is a teacher, politician and businessman. He was the former Member of Parliament for the Sylhet-5 constituency from 2001 to 2008, representing the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami party. Early life and education Chowdhury was born on 25 December 1947 into a Bengali Muslim family in Talbari village, Kanaighat, Sylhet District in East Bengal. His father, Abdul Haq Chowdhury, was a Mawlana. Chowdhury completed his secondary education (dakhil) at the Sylhet Government Alia Madrasah in 1959. He remained in the madrasa where he finished his ''alim'' course in 1963, ''fazil'' in 1965 and ''Kamil'' degree by 1967. He then moved on to study at the Murari Chand College, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts in Bengali language in 1971. Career Chowdhury began his career as an imam at the Gohorpur Mosque in Balaganj. He later became the principal of the Shahjalal Jamia School in Mirabazar, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obaidul Haque
Obaidul Haque ( bn, ওবায়দুল হক) was a politician, teacher and the former Member of Parliament of Sylhet-5. Early life and education Haque was born on 2 January 1934 into a Bengali Muslim in the village of Wazirpur in Kholachhora Union, Zakiganj, Sylhet District, Bangladesh. He completed his primary education locally, before enrolling as a student at the Dubag Junior High School up until class 8. He then studied at the Ranaping Arabia Hussainia Madrasa in Dhakauttar, Golapganj. After that, he studied at the Ashraful Uloom Madrasa in Bara Katara, Dhaka. In addition to Bengali, Haque was fluent in Urdu and Arabic. Career Haque began his career as a teacher at the Lalarchak Madrasa in Rajaganj Union, Kanaighat under the instruction of his teacher Riyasat Ali. In 1960, he became a teacher at the Ranaping Arabia Hussainia Madrasa which he continued to do as a teacher of Hadith there until his death. He served as the former co-president of the Befaqul Madarisil A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farid Uddin Chowdhury
Farid Uddin Chowdhury ( bn, ফরিদ উদ্দিন চৌধুরী; born 25 December 1947) is a teacher, politician and businessman. He was the former Member of Parliament for the Sylhet-5 constituency from 2001 to 2008, representing the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami party. Early life and education Chowdhury was born on 25 December 1947 into a Bengali Muslim family in Talbari village, Kanaighat, Sylhet District in East Bengal. His father, Abdul Haq Chowdhury, was a Mawlana. Chowdhury completed his secondary education (dakhil) at the Sylhet Government Alia Madrasah in 1959. He remained in the madrasa where he finished his ''alim'' course in 1963, ''fazil'' in 1965 and ''Kamil'' degree by 1967. He then moved on to study at the Murari Chand College, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts in Bengali language in 1971. Career Chowdhury began his career as an imam at the Gohorpur Mosque in Balaganj. He later became the principal of the Shahjalal Jamia School in Mirabazar, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salim Uddin
Salim Uddin ( bn, সেলিম উদ্দিন) is a Bangladeshi politician and the incumbent Member of Parliament from Sylhet-5. Early life Salim Uddin was born on 6 April 1960 in Nalbahar village of Tilpara Union in Beanibazar Upazila of Sylhet district of then East Pakistan. His father's name is Ashad Uddin and mother's name is Azizun Necha. He completed his undergrad at the University of Greenwich. Career Salim Uddin started his political life by joining Jatiya Party in 1996. He is the International Affairs Advisor to Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader. He is the former president of Sylhet District Jatiya Party. Uddin was elected to Parliament from Sylhet-5 as a candidate of Jatiya Party in 2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat .... In the 9th Natio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hafiz Ahmed Majumder
Hafiz Ahmed Mazumder (born 29 March 1935) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician, former chairman of the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society and Pubali Bank Limited, businessman, and a member of parliament. He served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Pubali Bank Limited. He also served as the chairman of Bangladesh Red Crescent Society. Early life and education Mahmudur Rahman Majumdar was born in Zakiganj, Karimganj, Assam Province (now Sylhet District, Bangladesh). He went to the Chandinagar Primary School in Cachar, India and then the Jessore Zilla School which he completed in 1951. He graduated from the Murari Chand College in 1953, and then moved on to study at the Brojomohun College in Barisal. Career In 1985, he established the Hafiz Majumdar Education Trust to help develop education in Sylhet district. He is the founder and chairman of academic council of Scholarshome and also founded the Hafsa Majumdar Women's College, the Sajjad Majumdar Bidyaniketan and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hafiz Ahmed Mazumder
Hafiz Ahmed Mazumder (born 29 March 1935) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician, former chairman of the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society and Pubali Bank Limited, businessman, and a member of parliament. He served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Pubali Bank Limited. He also served as the chairman of Bangladesh Red Crescent Society. Early life and education Mahmudur Rahman Majumdar was born in Zakiganj, Karimganj, Assam Province (now Sylhet District, Bangladesh). He went to the Chandinagar Primary School in Cachar, India and then the Jessore Zilla School which he completed in 1951. He graduated from the Murari Chand College in 1953, and then moved on to study at the Brojomohun College in Barisal. Career In 1985, he established the Hafiz Majumdar Education Trust to help develop education in Sylhet district. He is the founder and chairman of academic council of Scholarshome and also founded the Hafsa Majumdar Women's College, the Sajjad Majumdar Bidyaniketan and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdul Kahir Chowdhury
Abdul Kahir Chowdhury is a Bangladeshi politician. He was elected a Member of Parliament for the Bangladesh Nationalist Party in Sylhet-5 ( Kanaighat- Zakiganj) constituency in the February 1996 Bangladeshi general election. He is currently the president of Sylhet District BNP. He was born in Bayampur village of Kanaighat in Sylhet district of Bangladesh. References External links List of 6th Parliament Members 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 B ... Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians 6th Jatiya Sangsad members People from Zakiganj Upazila Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{BangladeshNationalistParty-politician-stub ... [...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] |
Kanaighat Upazila
Kanaighat ( bn, কানাইঘাট) is an upazila of Sylhet Division of Bangladesh. It is the second-largest upazila (sub-district) of Sylhet District after Gowainghat Upazila. It is named after the town of Kanaighat, which is also the only municipality in the Upazila. Etymology There are two theories regarding the naming of Kanaighat. The word ghat in the Bengali language refers to a flight of steps leading down to a river. The Kanaighat Bazar, which the Kanaighat Upazila is named after, sits on the banks of the Surma River. The most popular theory is that there was a boatman (''majhi'') by the name of Kanai who lived here. Others suggest that it was named after Kanai Chowdhury of Mulagul, who was a powerful courtier in the Jaintia royal court. History Kanaighat was formerly under the rule of the Jaintia Kingdom. The British conquered the Jaintia Kingdom on 16 March 1835, finally incorporating its lowland areas into the Sylhet District after 90 years. As a result, the Musl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahmudur Rahman Majumdar
Mahmudur Rahman Mazumdar (December 25, 1922-19 December 2011) was a Bangladesh Army brigadier who was the most senior ethnic Bengali officer in Pakistan Army during the Bangladesh Liberation War. Early life and education Majumdar was born into a Bengali Muslim family on 25 December 1922 in the village of Chandinagar in Katigora Thana, Cachar district, Assam Province, British Raj. His ancestral home was in the village of Bolramer Chok in Kaskanakpur Union, Zakiganj Upazila, Sylhet District, Bangladesh. His father was Wajid Ali Majumdar. After completing his primary and secondary education locally, Majumdar studied at the Murari Chand College in Sylhet where he graduated as a Bachelor of Arts.ব্রিগেডিয়ার মজুমদার - মো. মাহমুদুর রহমান। দৈনিক সিলেটের ডাক; ১৯ ডিসেম্বর ২০১২ তারিখে প্রকাশিত Career In 1950, he joined the Pakist ... [...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] |
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] |
