Sylhet-5
Sylhet-5 is a parliamentary constituency of Bangladesh Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by .... Boundaries The constituency encompasses Kanaighat 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 Bangladesh Sylhet District Long stubs with short prose {{Sylhet-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Farid Uddin Chowdhury
Farid Uddin Chowdhury (; 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 Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami. 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, Sylhet. He is also a noted businessman in Sylhet, serving as the vi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Obaidul Haque
Obaidul Haque (; 1934–2008) was a politician, teacher and a member of parliament for Sylhet-5. Early life and education Obaid 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, Obaid was fluent in Urdu and Arabic Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang .... Career Obaid began his career as a teacher at the Lalarchak Madrasa in Rajaganj Union, Kanaighat under the instruction of his ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Husam Uddin Chowdhury Fultali
Mawlana Muhammad Husam-ud-Din Chowdhury (; born 5 February 1974) is a Prominent Bangladeshi Islamic scholar and author. Youngest Son of The Prominent Sufi Saint Shams-ul-Ulama Allamah Muhammad Abdul Latif Chowdhury Fultali (R.A) and Grandson of The Prominent Hanafi Faqih Mufti Mawlana Muhammad Abdul Majid Chowdhury Naqshbandi Mujaddidi (R.A). He was former member of the Bangladesh Parliament from Sylhet-5. Mawlana Muhammad Husam-ud-Din Chowdhury Fultali serves as the President of Bangladesh Anjumane Al Islah (Non-Political Organization). Early life and education Mawlana Muhammad Husam-ud-Din Chowdhury Fultali was born on 5 February 1974 to a Bengali Muslim Sufi family in the village of Fultali, located in Zakiganj Sylhet District, Bangladesh. He is the youngest son of the Islamic scholar Allamah Abdul Latif Chowdhury Fultali and was educated at the Badedeorail Fultali Kamil Madrasa. Career Mawlana Muhammad Husam-ud-Din Chowdhury Fultali is an Islamic scholar and tours acro ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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 president of the Sylhet District Sylhet District (), located in north-east Bangladesh, is one of the four districts in Sylhet Division, which contains Sylhet, the regional capital. History Sylhet District was established on 3 January 1782, and until 1878 it was part of Benga ... BNP. He was born in Bayampur village of Kanaighat in Sylhet district of Bangladesh. References Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians 6th Jatiya Sangsad members People from Zakiganj Upazila Politicians from Sylhet Division Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{BangladeshNationalistParty-politician-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sylhet-4
Sylhet-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Companiganj, Gowainghat, and Jaintiapur upazilas. History The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973. Ahead of the 2008 general election, the Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census In 2001, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics conducted a national census in Bangladesh, ten years after the 1991 census. They recorded data from all of the districts, upazilas, and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on populati .... The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency. Members of Parliament Elections Elections in the 2010s Elections in the 2000s Elections in the 1990s Saifur Rahman stood for three seats in the June 1996 ge ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sylhet-6
Sylhet-6 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. It was established in 1973. The previous member was Nurul Islam Nahid from Awami League. The constituency is vacant since August 6, 2024 following the dissolution of the parliament. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Beanibazar and Golapganj Golapganj Upazila (), previously known as Gulabganj, is an upazila of Sylhet District in Sylhet Division, Bangladesh. Geography Golapganj Upazila (Sylhet District) area 278.33 km2, located in between 24°41' and 24°55' north latitud ... 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 Nurul Islam Nahid was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election. Elections in the 2000s ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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 He was born in 1935 in Zakiganj, Sylhet. Career In 1985, he established the Hafiz Mazumder Education Trust to help develop education in Sylhet district. He is the founder and chairman of the academic council of Scholarshome and also founded the Hafsa Mazumder Women's College, the Sajjad Mazumder Bidyaniketan and the Hafiz Mazumder Bidyaniketan. His services to society have won him numerous awards such as the Khwaja Bahadur Ahsanullah Gold Medal, from the Ahsania Mission in 2011. Mazumder was elected to Parliament in the 2008 Bangladesh General Election as a candidate of Bangladesh Awami League from Sylhet-5. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami is the largest Islamist political party in Bangladesh. The origin of the party can be traced back to the original faction founded by Sayyid Abul A'la Maududi in 1941. The predecessor of Jamaat which is known as Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan, allegedly opposed the independence of Bangladesh and the dismemberment of Pakistan. Following the independence of Bangladesh, the party was banned along with all other religion-based parties in 1972 by the regime. The ban was lifted in 1976 by the Sayem administration and its leaders were allowed to participate in political activities after 1979, and the current Bangladeshi faction of Jamaat-e-Islami was formed after the ban on religion-based parties was lifted by Ziaur Rahman. It actively participated in the pro-democratic mass uprising against the government of Hussain Muhammad Ershad in 1990. Following the 1991 Bangladeshi general election, leaders of the party became MPs in the BNP government. Following th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kanaighat Upazila
Kanaighat () 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 Muslims of Sylhet found the oppo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mahmudur Rahman Majumdar
Mahmudur Rahman Majumdar (25 December 1922-19 December 2011) was a Bangladesh Army brigadier who was the most senior ethnic Bengali officer in East Pakistan during the Bangladesh Liberation War. Early life and education Mazumdar 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 Mazumdar. After completing his primary and secondary education locally, Mazumdar studied at the Murari Chand College in Sylhet where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts.ব্রিগেডিয়ার মজুমদার - মো. মাহমুদুর রহমান। দৈনিক সিলেটের ডাক; ১৯ ডিসেম্বর ২০১২ তারিখে প্রকাশিত Military career In 1947, he joined the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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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 15%.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 directly elected seats. This administration was short-lived, however, only lasting 12 days before the installation of caretaker government and fresh elections held in June. The elections were characterized by violence, as well as boycotts by major opposition parties. 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 caretak ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |