Solaiman Haque Joarder
Solaiman Haque Joarder | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Bangladesh Parliament for Chuadanga-1 | |
| In office 25 January 2009 – 6 August 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Shahidul Islam Biswas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 March 1946 |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Political party | Awami League |
Solaiman Haque Joarder (also known as Selun; born 15 March 1946) is an Awami League politician and a former member of Jatiya Sangsad representing the Chuadanga-1 constituency during 2009–2024.[1]
Early life
[edit]Joarder was born on 15 March 1946. He completed his education up to S.S.C. or grade ten.[2][3] During the Bangladesh Liberation war he served in the Mukti Bahini.[4]
Career
[edit]Joarder was nominated by Awami League to contest the 1991 parliamentary election from Chuadanga-1.[5] He lost the election with 53,535 votes to Miah Mohammed Monsur Ali of Bangladesh Nationalist Party who received 55,387.[5]
Joarder received the Awami League nomination to contest the General Election of June 1996 from Chuadanga-1.[5] He won 77,489 votes but lost the election to Shamsuzzaman Dudu of Bangladesh Nationalist Party who received 89,786 votes.[5]
Joarder receives the Awami League nomination to contest the 2001 Bangladeshi general election from Chuadanga-1.[5] He received 113,333 votes while Shahidul Islam Biswas of Bangladesh Nationalist Party won the election by receiving 151,763 votes.[5]
Joarder was first successfully election in the 2008 Bangladesh general election from Chuadanga-1.[6] He received 184,793 votes while his nearest rival of Bangladesh Nationalist Party received 136,889 votes.[6] Joarder and his brother, Reazul Islam, filed cases against 80 people including The Daily Amar Desh correspondent Dalim Hossain and the Prothom Alo correspondent Shah Alam in 2009. Dalim Hossain was arrested in the case.[7] On 24 March 2012 he received government approval for his private university, First Capital University, in Chuadanga District.[8][9]
Joarder was reelected unopposed in 2014 Bangladeshi general election.[10] The opposition leader and chairperson of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Khaleda Zia, was placed under house arrest before the election and her party subsequently boycotted it.[11][12] 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.[4] 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.[10] They vandalized police vehicles and injured policemen on duty.[10]
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.[13][14][15][16]
In August 2024, the Anti-Corruption Commission of Bangladesh decided to investigate the allegations of corruption brought against Joarder.[17]
References
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- ^ a b c d e f "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". 28 December 2008. Archived from the original on 28 December 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results - Amar Desh Online". 12 February 2018. Archived from the original on 12 February 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ Hossain, Sohrab; Arzu, Alpha (17 September 2009). "2 journos face cases, threat". The Daily Star. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ "8 more pvt universities get govt nod". The Daily Star. 14 March 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ "Another pvt univ joins long list of ruling party-backed univs". archive.newagebd.net. New Age. Archived from the original on 14 March 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ a b c Aman, Amanur (5 December 2015). "Whip, his supporters swoop on cops". The Daily Star. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ "Bangladesh's former prime minister Khaleda Zia 'under house arrest'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ "Clashes and boycott mar Bangladesh election". BBC News. 5 January 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ "Chuadanga-1 - Constituency detail of Bangladesh General Election 2018". The Daily Star. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ Sarker, Saif Khalid, Saqib. "Bangladesh polls make mockery of democracy: opposition". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Bangladesh prime minister records big victory amid vote rigging claims". CNBC. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ "Bangladesh PM Wins 3rd Term After Violent Election, Accusations Of Rigging". NPR. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ "ACC to probe corruption allegations against 4 ex-MPs". The Daily Star. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.