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Panchagarh-1
Panchagarh-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024, the constituency remains vacant. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Atwari, Panchagarh Sadar, and Tetulia upazilas. History The constituency was created in 1984 from the Dinajpur-2 constituency when the former Dinajpur District was split into three districts: Panchagarh, Thakurgaon, and Dinajpur Dinajpur ( ) is a city and the district headquarters of Dinajpur district situated in Rangpur Division, Bangladesh. It was founded in 1786. It is located 413 km north-west of Dhaka. It is bounded on the north by Suihari, Katapara, Bangi .... Members of Parliament Elections Elections in the 2020s Elections in the 2010s Elections in the 2000s Elections in the 1990s References Extern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mazharul Haque Prodhan
Mazharul Haque Prodhan (born 1 January 1953) is a Bangladesh Awami League The Awami League, officially known as Bangladesh Awami League, is a major List of political parties in Bangladesh, political party in Bangladesh. The oldest existing political party in the country, the party played the leading role in achievin ... politician and a former member of parliament for Panchagarh-1. Career Prodhan was elected to parliament from Panchagarh-1 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate on 30 December 2018. References Awami League politicians Living people 9th Jatiya Sangsad members 11th Jatiya Sangsad members 1953 births People from Panchagarh District {{Rangpur-AL-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Naimuzzaman Bhuiyan
Mohd. Naimuzzaman Bhuiyan Mukta (বাংলা: নাঈমুজ্জামান ভুইয়াঁ মুক্তা) (born 14 May 1973) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Panchagarh-1 constituency since 2024. Career Bhuiyan was elected to parliament from Panchagarh-1 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate on 7 January 2024. Controversies Bhuiyan was in controversy in December 2023 for his threat to the people not to support his opponent, Mazharul Haque Prodhan Mazharul Haque Prodhan (born 1 January 1953) is a Bangladesh Awami League The Awami League, officially known as Bangladesh Awami League, is a major List of political parties in Bangladesh, political party in Bangladesh. The oldest existing ...; otherwise, he would break their bones. As a result, he received a show cause notice for violating the electoral code of conduct. References Living people 1973 births People from Atwari Up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Nazmul Haque Prodhan
Nazmul Haque Prodhan () is a Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal politician and the former Member of Parliament from Panchagarh-1 Panchagarh-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024, the constituency remains vacant. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Atwari, Panchagarh Sadar, and Tetulia upazila .... Early life Prodhan was born on 16 January 1957. He has a B.A. and a M.S.S. degree. Career Prodhan was elected to Parliament on 5 January 2014 from Panchagarh-1 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate. References Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal politicians Living people 10th Jatiya Sangsad members 1957 births People from Panchagarh District {{Rangpur-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Sirajul Islam (Panchagarh Politician)
Sirajul Islam (1944 – 2 June 1996) was an Awami League politician in Bangladesh and a member of parliament for Dinajpur-2 and Panchagarh-1. Early life Islam was born in 1944 to a Bengali family in the village of Mahajan Para in Maidandighi Union, Boda, Jalpaiguri district, Bengal Presidency (now in Panchagarh District, Bangladesh). He was the fifth among the seven daughters and two sons of Imaz Uddin Ahmed and Kabijan Nesa. His brother, Nurul Islam Sujan, was an MP for Panchagarh-2 and the former Rail Minister. Career Islam was elected to parliament from Dinajpur-2 as an Awami League candidate in 1973 and 1979. He was elected to parliament from Panchagarh-1 as an Awami League candidate in 1986. Legacy Bir Muktijoddha Sirajul Islam Stadium Bir Muktijoddha Sirajul Islam Stadium ( ) is located by the Panchagarh Sadar Upazila Engineer Office in Panchagarh, Bangladesh. See also * Stadiums in Bangladesh * List of cricket grounds in Bangladesh This is a list of cricket grounds ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar
Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar ( ; born 1 December 1931) is a Bangladeshi lawyer and politician who served as the acting President of Bangladesh in 2002. He served as the Speaker of the Parliament of Bangladesh. He is one of the founding members of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and was a member of the standing committee, which was the policy making body of the party, from its inception. He also establisheBarrister Jamiruddin Sircar Collegiate Institutein Panchagarh in 1990. Early life Sircar was born on 1 December 1931 to a Bengalis, Bengali family of Muslim Sarkar (surname), Sircars in the village of Nayabari in Tetulia Upazila, Tetulia, Jalpaiguri district, Bengal Presidency (now in Panchagarh District, Bangladesh). He was the son of jotedar Moulvi Ali Baksh and stay-at-home mother Begum Fakhrunnessa. He obtained his M.A and LL.B degrees from the University of Dhaka and joined the bar to practice law in 1960. He left for London in 1961 for the degree of Barrister-at-Law and was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Panchagarh-2
Panchagarh-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024 the constituency is vacant. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Boda and Debiganj upazilas. History The constituency was created in 1984 from a Dinajpur constituency when the former Dinajpur District was split into three districts: Panchagarh, Thakurgaon, and Dinajpur Dinajpur ( ) is a city and the district headquarters of Dinajpur district situated in Rangpur Division, Bangladesh. It was founded in 1786. It is located 413 km north-west of Dhaka. It is bounded on the north by Suihari, Katapara, Bangi .... Members of Parliament Elections Elections in the 2010s Elections in the 2000s Elections in the 1990s References External links * Parliamentary constituencies in Bangladesh Panchagarh District Long stubs with short prose {{Bangladesh-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2024 Bangladeshi General Election
General elections were held in Bangladesh on 7 January 2024 in accordance with the Constitution of Bangladesh, constitutional requirement, stating that elections must take place within the 90-day period before the expiration of the current term of the Jatiya Sangsad on 29 January 2024. The Awami League, led by incumbent Sheikh Hasina, won the election for the fourth consecutive time with less than 40% of the eligible voters voting according to an Election Commission, which was run by the ruling political party. The party won 224 seats while independent candidates, most of whom were Awami League members propped up as dummy candidates to give a semblance of competition, won 62 seats. In the lead-up to the election, the incumbent government led by Sheikh Hasina cracked down on opposition parties and silenced critics of the government. Hasina's prime ministership has been described as authoritarian since being re-elected in 2008, and in 2011 removed the requirement that a temporary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jatiya Sangsad
The Jatiya Sangsad (), often simply referred to as Sangsad and also known as is the unicameral Legislature, legislative body of Bangladesh. The current parliament of Bangladesh contains 350 seats, including 50 seats reserved exclusively for women. Elected occupants are called Member of Parliament (Bangladesh), members of Parliament, or MPs. The 2024 Bangladeshi general election, 12th national parliamentary election was held on 7 January 2024. Elections to the body are held every five years, unless a parliament is dissolved earlier by the President of Bangladesh. On 6 August 2024, President Mohammed Shahabuddin dissolved parliament after the resignation of Sheikh Hasina and ordered to form an 2024 Bangladesh Interim Government, interim government. The leader of the party (or alliance of parties) holding the majority of seats becomes the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, and so the Head of government, head of the government. The President of Bangladesh, the ceremonial head of state, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mirza Ghulam Hafiz
Mirza Ghulam Hafiz (2 January 192020 December 2000) was a Bangladeshi lawyer, statesman, politician, and philanthropist. Early life and education Hafiz was born to Mirza Azimuddin Sarkar on 2 January 1920 in Panchagarh District, East Bengal, British Raj. He obtained master's degree in economics in 1941 from University of Calcutta and a bachelor's of law degree in 1948 from the University of Dhaka. Career Hafiz was an active organizer of the Language Movement on two separate occasions—in 1952 and again in 1954—and was jailed both times. In 1954, he was elected to the provincial assembly in Bengal as a representative of the Panchagarh district as a candidate of the United Front. He provide legal support to the defence team in the Agartala Conspiracy Case. Mirza Hafiz was one of the founding members of the 33 member Committee for Civil Liberties and Legal Aid, which was established in March 1974 to protect the opposition politicians and members of civil society who were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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 another landslide victory for the Awami League-led Grand Alliance (Bangladesh), Grand Alliance led by Sheikh Hasina. The elections were marred by 2018 Bangladesh election violence, violence. According to political scientist Ali Riaz the elections were not free and fair. BBC News, among others, observed some apparent vote rigging by the Awami League, with some referring to it as the 'midnight election' due to ballot boxes allegedly being filled the night before election day. 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. Background The 2014 Bangladeshi ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Panchagarh District
Foga District () is a district of the Rangpur Division in North Bengal, Northern Bangladesh. Panchagarh is the northernmost district of Bangladesh. It lies between 26º00' and 26º38' north latitudes and between 88º19' and 88º49' east longitudes. It was established as a district on 1 February 1984. Etymology There are two main beliefs associated with the name of the district. The first is that Panchargarh was named after an area called Pancha Nagari in the kingdom of Pundu Nagar. The second is that it was named for the five forts (or ) in the region. The forts were Bhitargarh, Hosaingarh, Mirgarh, Rajangarh and Devengarh, hence the name Panchagarh, meaning 'five forts'. History During the regime of the British Raj, Panchagarh was part of the Jalpaiguri district of undivided Bengal. In 1911, Jalpaiguri was fully established as a ''thana''. At that time, the headquarters of Jalpaiguri was situated in Jagdal ''upazila'' of the current Panchagarh district. The was relocated at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2014 Bangladeshi General Election
General elections were held in Bangladesh on 5 January 2014, in accordance with the constitutional requirement that elections must take place within the 90-day period before the expiration of the term of the Jatiya Sangshad on 24 January 2014. The elections were not free and fair. They were preceded by a government crackdown on the opposition, with Bangladesh Nationalist Party and opposition leader Khaleda Zia put under house arrest. There were widespread arrests of other opposition members, violence and strikes by the opposition, attacks on religious minorities, and extrajudicial killings by the government, with around 21 people killed on election day. Almost all major opposition parties boycotted the elections, resulting in 153 of the 300 directly elected seats being uncontested and the incumbent Awami League-led Grand Alliance of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina winning a landslide majority. Hasina became the first prime minister in the history of Bangladesh to be re-elected to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
