Abdul Majid Mandal () (9 July 1948 – 22 January 2021) was an

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politician in Bangladesh who was member of parliament from Sirajganj-5 and Founder of Mondol Group.

Early life

Mandal was born on 9 July 1948.

Career

In November 2013, Mandal was nominated by Bangladesh Awami League to contest the 10th parliamentary elections from Sirajganj. The then incumbent Member of Parliament, Abdul Latif Biswas, lost the nomination to Mandal and this led many of Biswas's supporters in Sirajganj to resign from the Awami League in protest. Mandal became the president of

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thana unit of the Awami League despite not having any affiliation with the party before 2014. He was elected to Parliament on 5 January 2014 from Sirajganj-5, representing

Belkuchi Upazila Belkuchi ( bn, বেলকুচি) is an upazila, or subdistrict of Sirajganj district in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Geography Belkuchi is located at . It has 42,413 households and a total area of . There are two main rivers, Jamuna ...

and Chauhali Upazila. He was a member of the Parliamentary Committee on the Ministry of Textiles and Jute. He is the founding chairman of

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Death

Mandal died on 22 January 2021. The parliament passed a condolence motion after his death in the 12th parliamentary session. His son,

Abdul Momin Mondol Abdul Momin Mondol is a 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 ...

, is the member of parliament from his former constituency Sirajganj-5.

References

Awami League politicians 10th Jatiya Sangsad members People from Sirajganj District Politicians from Rajshahi Division 1948 births 2021 deaths {{AwamiLeague-politician-stub