Solaiman Haque Joarder also known as Solaiman Haque Joarder Selun is an

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politician and the incumbent member of parliament for Chuadanga-1.

Early life

Joarder was born on 15 March 1946. He completed his education up to S.S.C. or grade ten. During the

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he served in the

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Career

Joarder was nominated by Awami League to contest the 1991 parliamentary election from Chuadanga-1. He lost the election with 53,535 votes to Miah Mohammed Monsur Ali of Bangladesh Nationalist party who received 55,387. Joarder received the Awami League nomination to contest the General Election of June 1996 from Chuadanga-1. He won 77,489 votes but lost the election to Shamsuzzaman Dudu of Bangladesh Nationalist Party who received 89,786 votes. Joarder receives the Awami League nomination to contest the

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from Chuadanga-1. He received 113,333 votes while Shahidul Islam Biswas of Bangladesh Nationalist Party won the election by receiving 151,763 votes. Joarder was first successfully election in the

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from Chuadanga-1. He received 184,793 votes while his nearest rival of Bangladesh Nationalist Party received 136,889 votes. Joarder and his brother, Reazul Islam, filed cases against 80 people including The Daily

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correspondent Dalim Hossain and the

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correspondent Shah Alam in 2009. Dalim Hossain was arrested in the case. On 24 March 2012 he received government approval for his private university, First Capital University, in

Chuadanga District Chuadanga ( bn, চুয়াডাঙ্গা, tʃuaɖaŋga), is a district of the western Khulna Division of Bangladesh. It is bordered by the Indian state of West Bengal to the west, Meherpur District to the northwest, Jessore District to ...

. Joarder was reelected unopposed in 2014 Bangladesh general elections. The opposition leader and chairperson of Bangladesh Nationalist Party,

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, was placed under house arrest before the election and her party subsequently boycotted it. He is a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications. On 24 January 2014 he was appointed a whip the 10th Parliament. In December 2015, he and his supporters attacked Chuadanga Sadar Police Station to release two activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League, the student front of Awami League, who were detained the day before. They vandalized police vehicles and injured policemen on duty. Joarder was re-elected to parliament on 30 December 2018 with 309, 993 votes while his nearest rival of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Md Sharifuzzaman, received 23,120 votes. The election saw the ruling Awami League candidates win with record number of votes and with allegations of vote rigging.

Personal life

Joarder's brother, Reazul Islam, is the mayor of Chuadanga Sadar.

References

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