Azizur Rahman (Moulvibazar politician)
Azizur Rahman | |
|---|---|
আজিজুর রহমান | |
| Member of Parliament for Moulvibazar-3 | |
| In office 5 March 1991 – 24 November 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Gias Uddin Chowdhury |
| Succeeded by | Saifur Rahman |
| In office 10 July 1986 – 6 December 1987 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 September 1943 Moulvibazar, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | 18 August 2020 (aged 76) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Cause of death | COVID-19 |
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Azizur Rahman (26 September 1943 – 18 August 2020)[1] was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a 2-term Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Moulvibazar-3 constituency.[2] He received the 2020 Independence Day Award by the government of Bangladesh.[3] He was Joint Secretary of Bangladesh Awami League.
Career[edit]
Rahman was elected to parliament from Moulvibazar-3 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate in 1986.[4] He was again elected from Moulvibazar-3 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate in 1991.[5] He was a parliamentary whip and a joint general secretary of the Awami League central Committee. At the time of his death Rahman was the Chairman of Moulvibazar Zila Parishad.[6]
Death[edit]
Rahman died on 18 August 2020 in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital, due to COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ স্বাধীনতা পুরস্কার পাচ্ছেন মৌলভীবাজারের আজিজুর রহমান. Kaler kantho (in Bengali). 21 February 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-02-22. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
- ^ "List of 5th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
- ^ "Govt. issues revised list of Independence Award 2020 recipients". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. 2020-03-12. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
- ^ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ "Electoral Area Result Statistics". Amarmp. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ BBC Bangladesh Sanglap (2 May 2014). "BBC Bangladesh Sanglap Series III Episode 71 will be recorded in Moulvibazar tomorrow". Facebook.
- ^ "Moulvibazar Zila Parishad chairman Azizur dies of COVID-19". New Age. Retrieved 2020-08-18.