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Tangail-3
Tangail-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2019 by Ataur Rahman Khan (Tangail politician), Ataur Rahman Khan of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Ghatail 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 Amanur Rahman Khan Rana was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 Bangladeshi general election, 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election. Matiur Rahman died in September 2012. Independent candidate Amanur Rahman Khan Rana was elected in a November 2012 by-election. Elections in the 2000s Elections in the 1990s References External links * Parliamentary constituencies in Bangladesh Tangail District {{Dhaka-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amanur Rahman Khan Rana
Amanur Rahman Khan Rana (born 6 October 1967) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member from Tangail-3 constituency from November 2012 until January 2019. Background and career Rana's uncle, Shamsur Rahman Khan Shahjahan (d. 2012), served as the Jatiya Sangsad member from the Tangail-3 constituency during 1973–1979 and 1986–1988. He brought the two brothers – Rana and Aminur Rahman Khan Bappy – into politics. After Bangladesh Nationalist Party came to power in 2001, Rana and Bappy, and another brother Shahidur Rahman Khan Mukti were arrested in the anti-crime drive Operation Clean Heart. Bappy was murdered in 2003 and Rana became more involved - he became religious affairs secretary of the district Awami League in 2004 and Shahjahan became the president. On 18 November 2012, Rana contested as an independent candidate at the Tangail-3 parliamentary election after the death of the then member of parliament, Mohammad Matiur Rahman. He won the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ataur Rahman Khan (Tangail Politician)
Ataur Rahman Khan is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member from Tangail-3 constituency. His brother, Shamsur Rahman Khan Shahjahan, and his son, Amanur Rahman Khan Rana Amanur Rahman Khan Rana (born 6 October 1967) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member from Tangail-3 constituency from November 2012 until January 2019. Background and career Rana's uncle, Shamsur Rahman Khan S ..., were the members from same constituency earlier parliaments. Career Khan was elected to parliament from Tangail-3 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate 30 December 2018. References Living people Awami League politicians 11th Jatiya Sangsad members Place of birth missing (living people) Date of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) People from Tangail District 20th-century Bengalis 21st-century Bengalis {{AwamiLeague-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lutfor Rahman Khan Azad
Lutfor Rahman Khan Azad is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Tangail-3 constituency. He served as the state minister of 5 different ministries during 2001–2006 in the Second Khaleda Cabinet - Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Ministry of Jute, Ministry of NGO Affairs, and Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment. Career Azad was elected from Tangail-3 as a candidate of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in 1991, 1996, and 2001. In the three elections he beat Shamsur Rahman Khan Shahjahan, candidate of Bangladesh Awami League 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 ... and his cousin. On 2 January 2010, Azad was appointed as one of the international affairs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shamsur Rahman Khan Shahjahan
Shamsur Rahman Khan Shahjahan (died 2 January 2012) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the former Jatiya Sangsad member from Tangail-3 constituency. Career Shahjahan fought in the Bangladesh Liberation war in Tangail district as a member of the Mukti Bahini. He was elected to parliament from Tangail-3. He was the President of Tangail district unit of Bangladesh Awami League. Death Shahjahan died on 2 January 2012. His nephew Amanur Rahman Khan Rana & brother Ataur Rahman Khan Ataur Rahman Khan ( bn, আতাউর রহমান খান; 1 July 1907 – 7 December 1991) was a Bangladeshi lawyer, politician and writer, and served as Chief Minister of East Pakistan from 1 September 1956 – March 1958, and as the P ... elected to parliament from his constituency. References 1930s births 2012 deaths Awami League politicians Mukti Bahini personnel 1st Jatiya Sangsad members 3rd Jatiya Sangsad members Year of birth missing Place of birth missing 20th- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saidur Rahman Khan
Saidur Rahman Khan is a Jatiya Party (Ershad) politician in Bangladesh and a former member of parliament for Tangail-3 Tangail-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2019 by Ataur Rahman Khan (Tangail politician), Ataur Rahman Khan of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Ghatail Upazi .... Career Khan was elected to parliament from Tangail-3 as a Jatiya Party candidate in 1988. References Jatiya Party politicians Living people 4th Jatiya Sangsad members Year of birth missing (living people) People from Tangail District Politicians from Dhaka Division {{JatiyaParty-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sawkat Ali Bhuiyan
Sawkat Ali Bhuiyan is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and the former Member of Parliament of Tangail-3 Tangail-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2019 by Ataur Rahman Khan (Tangail politician), Ataur Rahman Khan of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Ghatail Upazi .... Career Bhuiyan was elected to parliament from Tangail-3 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 1979. References Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians Living people 2nd Jatiya Sangsad members Year of birth missing (living people) {{BangladeshNationalistParty-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammad Matiur Rahman
Mohammad Matiur Rahman (1 November 1947 – 14 September 2012) was a cardiac surgeon and Bangladesh Awami League politician. He was a Jatiya Sangsad member representing Tangail-3 constituency. Education and career Rahman passed MBBS from Mymensingh Medical College in 1972 and received the PhD from University of Iowa in 1994. Rahmad served as the director of Labaid Cardiac Hospital in 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 .... References 1947 births 2012 deaths Awami League politicians 9th Jatiya Sangsad members Place of birth missing Bangladeshi cardiac surgeons University of Iowa alumni {{AwamiLeague-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdul Kader Siddique
Abdul Kader Siddique ( bn, আবদুল কাদের সিদ্দিকী) is a Bangladeshi politician. He is popularly known under the title of Bangabir. He served as a Mukti Bahini member and organizer of the Bangladesh Liberation War. He fought with an estimated 17,000-strong guerrilla force in the Tangail region against the Pakistan Army.Brian May, "Indian Army Arrests 'Tiger of Tangail' After Dacca Bayoneting", ''The Times'', December 21, 1971, pg. 4. The army was called '' Kaderia Bahini'' (Kader's Army). At the end of the war, on 16 December 1971, Siddique's forces entered Dhaka along with the Indian forces, signaling the end of the war. He was awarded Bir Uttom by the Government of Bangladesh. Since 1999, he has been serving as the leader of his own-formed party Krishak Sramik Janata League. Career During the Bangladesh Liberation war, he formed Kader Bahini to fight against the Pakistan military. The Kader Bahini, as it is said, had 17 thousand personnel. He ... [...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] |
Tangail District
Tangail ( bn, টাঙ্গাইল জেলা) formerly a small Mohokuma of Greater Mymensingh district is a district (''zila'') in the central region of Bangladesh. In 1969, Tangail district was created by Tangail Mohokuma from its 237 square kilometers of its land and 3177 square kilometers of land from Mymensingh district. It is the largest district of Dhaka division by area and second largest by population (after Dhaka district). The population of Tangail zila is about 3.8 million and its area is . The main city of the district is Tangail. It is surrounded by Jamalpur District on the north, the Dhaka and Manikganj Districts on the south, the Mymensingh and Gazipur on the east, and the Sirajganj on the west. History Tangail was a part of Greater Mymensingh till 1969. Tangail was separated from Mymensingh District in order to subdue its dominance. Before the 6 Upazila event, Mymensingh District had a greater economic growth rate than the capital, Dhaka. A ... [...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] |
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] |
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