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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] |
Syed Mokbul Hussain
Syed Makbul Hossain (; 1946 – 16 March 2022), also known as Lechu Mia (), was a Bangladeshi politician and businessman. He was twice a member of parliament (1986 and 2001) and held the Sylhet-6 ( Beanibazar-Golapganj) seat. Birth and early life Syed Makbul Hossain was born in 1946 in the village of Sundisail in West Amura Union, Golapganj, Sylhet, British Raj. He obtained both his BA and MA in History from the University of Dhaka. He later obtained his PhD from the University of Calcutta. His wife was Sajeda Parveen. He had one son, Syed Tanvir Hossain, and one daughter, Syeda Adiba Hussain. Career Syed Makbul Hossain actively participated in the war of liberation. He started his career as a government official after the independence of Bangladesh. He served as the Deputy Commissioner of Tangail District. He resigned from the post of Deputy Secretary in 1975 and started his business. He was the Founder of Syed Makbul Hossain High School and Degree College in his birthpl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nurul Islam Nahid
Nurul Islam Nahid (; born 5 July 1945) is a Bangladeshi politician and author. He served as a member of the Bangladeshi Parliament from the Sylhet-6 constituency for 15 years, being elected in 1996, 2008, 2014, and 2018. He was also the country's minister of education from 2014 to 2018. Early life and education Nurul Islam Nahid was born on 5 July 1945, to a Bengali Muslim family in the village of Kashba in Beanibazar, Sylhet District. His education began at the Kashba Primary School. He then enrolled at the Panchakhanda Hargovind High School, from which he received his Matriculation in 1961. His political career began whilst he was studying at the Murari Chand College in Sylhet, and continued at the University of Dhaka. He was elected as the president of the Bangladesh Student Union in 1970, and was a founding president of Jubo Union in 1976. Career During the time of the agitation against Ayub Khan, Nahid was active in the student movements against military rule in Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharaf Uddin Khashru
Sharaf Uddin Khashru is a politician in Sylhet District of Bangladesh. He was elected a member of parliament from Sylhet-6 on the Jatiya Party ticket in the fifth Jatiya Sangsad elections held in the 1991 and in the sixth Jatiya Sangsad elections held on 15 February 1996, was elected a member of parliament from Sylhet-6 seat for the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. Birth and early life Political life Sharaf Uddin Khashru was involved in Jatiya Party politics. The MP was elected from this party of 1991 won. He joined the BNP in the 1994. He was elected a member of parliament in February 1996 for the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. After this the Progressive Democratic Party joined. He was defeated in the election of the 2008. After that he joined the Jatiya Party again. See also * 1991 Bangladeshi general election * June 1996 Bangladeshi general election References External links List of 5th Parliament Members Jatiya Sangsad (Bangla)List of 6th Parliament Membe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhammad Ashraf Ali
Muhammad Ashraf Ali () was an Awami League politician in Bangladesh and member of parliament for Sylhet-6. He was president of the Sylhet District Awami League and part of the last District Awami League Advisory Council. Early life Ali was born in Balaganj Thana, Sylhet District, British Raj (now Osmani Nagar Upazila, Sylhet District, Bangladesh). Career In 1968, Ali became the elected president of the Sylhet District branch of the Chhatra League. During the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971, he was a local freedom organiser. Ali was also a president of the Greater Sylhet Ganadabi Parishad. Ali was elected to parliament from Sylhet-6 (now known as Sylhet-2) as a BAKSAL candidate in 1975 in a by-election. The constituency covered Bishwanath Thana and Balaganj Thana. Death He died in a private hospital in Sylhet on 22 January 2015. His body was honoured by the government in Sylhet Central Shahid Minar and then taken to Osmani Nagar and Shah Jalal Dargah where two janaza Is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AKM Gouach Uddin
AKM Gouach Uddin was a politician in Sylhet District of Bangladesh. As a Jatiya Party candidate he was elected member of parliament for constituency Sylhet-6 in the 1988 Bangladeshi general election. Birth and early life AKM Gausch Uddin was born in Chandarpur village of Budhbari bazar union in what is now Golapganj Upazila of Sylhet District. Political life AKM Gouach Uddin was a former MP and an influential leader of the Jatiya Party. He was elected a member of the Jatiya Party from the Sylhet-6 (Golapganj- Beanibazar) seat in the fourth 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 w ... elections held on 7 March 1988. Capital punishment The court sentenced him to death for killing businessman Afroz Box while he was a member of parliament. The former MP ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moulvibazar-1
Moulvibazar-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. It was formed in 1984. The preceding member of this constituency was Md. Shahab Uddin from Awami League. The constituency is vacant since August 6, 2024 following the dissolution of the parliament. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Barlekha and Juri upazilas. History The constituency was created in 1984 from a Sylhet constituency when the former Sylhet District was split into four districts: Sunamganj, Sylhet, Moulvibazar, and Habiganj. Ahead of the 2008 general election, the Election Commission An election commission is a body charged with overseeing the implementation of electioneering process of any country. The formal names of election commissions vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, and may be styled an electoral commission, a c ... redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census. The 2008 redistrict ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
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] |
Beanibazar Upazila
Beanibazar () is an upazila (sub-district) of Sylhet District in northeastern Bangladesh, part of the Sylhet Division. The area is the successor of the territory of Panchakhanda, formerly ruled by the aristocratic Pal family. History Beanibazar was part of the Kamarupa Kingdom in ancient times along with North Bengal and Mymensingh. The Nidhanpur copperplate inscription records a 7th-century land grant to 200 Brahmins near the Kushiyara River by King Bhaskaravarman. The historic Panchakhanda pargana covered all of Beanibazar as well as surrounding areas. In the medieval period, the scarcely inhabited area of Panchakhanda was a feudal monarchy under Kalidas Pal and his descendants who assumed the title ''Raja''. The ruins of the Pal royal palace and the large ''dighi'' (reservoir) that it sits beside were constructed by Kalidas's great-grandson, Varanasi Pal, in the 7th century BS (s CE). They can still be seen in Beanibazar today. The Pals significantly developed and cultiva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
1991 Bangladeshi General Election
General elections were held in Bangladesh on 27 February 1991. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) emerged as the largest party in parliament, winning 140 of the 300 directly elected seats. The BNP formed a government with the support of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh and on 20 March Khaleda Zia was sworn in for her first term as Prime Minister. The elections were described to be free and fair by many international observers, and it played a major role in solidifying Bangladeshi democracy in aftermath of the anti-government protests in late 1980s. Voter turnout was 55.4%. The election was disproportionate, with the BNP winning 52 more seats than the Awami League, despite their popular vote total differing by less than one percentage point. Background In 1990 a mass uprising led by future Prime Ministers Khaleda Zia and Sheikh Hasina deposed the former Army Chief Hussain Muhammad Ershad from power in December. Ershad had assumed the presidency in 1983 following a coup d'état i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
