Hossain Mokbul Shahriar
Hossain Mokbul Shahriar | |
|---|---|
হোসেন মকবুল শাহরিয়ার | |
| Member of Parliament for Moshiur Rahman Ranga | |
| Succeeded by | Moshiur Rahman Ranga |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 18, 1974 |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Political party | HM Ershad, GM Quader (uncles) Saad Ershad (Cousin) |
Hossain Mokbul Shahriar (
Hussain Mohammad Ershad, a former President of Bangladesh.[1]
Early life and family
Shahriar was born on 18 July 1974 to a
Bengali Muslim family in Rangpur, Bangladesh. His father, Mozammel Hossain Lalu, has roots in Dinhata in present-day India. His paternal grandfather, Maqbul Hossain, was a lawyer and served as a minister of the erstwhile Maharaja of Cooch Behar.[2]
Career
Shahriar was elected to parliament from Rangpur-1 as a Jatiya Party candidate in 2008.[3] In January 2012, he and his men vandalized Rangpur Medical College Hospital and threatened the hospital director. He wanted the hospital to recruit his men for vacancies at the hospital. A case was filed against Shahriar with Rangpur Police Station over the clash.[4][5]
In 2017, Shahriar was expelled from Jatiya Party by Ershad for contesting Rangpur City mayoral election as an independent candidate against the official candidate of Jatiya Party.[6] He ran as an independent candidate in the Rangpur-3 by-election and lost to his cousin Saad Ershad.[7]
References
- ^ "Battle of cousins heats up". The Daily Star. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ গোলাম মোহাম্মদ কাদের (জি এম কাদের)- এর জীবন বৃত্তান্ত. gmquader.com. Retrieved 2019-04-15.
- ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results - Amar Desh Online". amardesh.com. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ "Rangpur MP sued for chaos in hospital". The Daily Star. 30 January 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ "MP's attack backfires". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ "Ershad sacks nephew from party". Daily Sun. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ "Voting ends in Rangpur 3 by-polls". Dhaka Tribune. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.