Nozir Hossain
Nozir Hossain | |
|---|---|
নজির হোসেন | |
| Sunamganj-1 Jatiya Sangsad | |
| In office 1991 – February 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Badruddoza Ahmed Shuja |
| Succeeded by | Syed Rafiqul Haque |
| Sunamganj-1 Jatiya Sangsad | |
| In office 2001–2008 | |
| Preceded by | Syed Rafiqul Haque |
| Succeeded by | Moazzem Hossain Ratan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1948/1949 Sunamganj District, Chittagong Division, East Bengal, Pakistan (now Bangladesh) |
| Died | (aged 75) Sunamganj, Bangladesh |
| Political party | Communist Party of Bangladesh (before 15 October 1993) Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Spouse | Salma Akhter |
| Children | Ibrahim Hussain |
Nozir Hossain (1948/1949 – 28 March 2024) was a Bangladeshi politician in Sunamganj district of Sylhet Division. He was elected the first Member of Parliament from the Communist Party of Bangladesh in Sunamganj-1 seat in the 1991 Jatiya Sangsad. He joined the Bangladesh Nationalist Party on 15 October 1993. Later, for the second time in February 1996 and for the third time in the 2001 the Bangladesh Nationalist Party was elected to the same seat.[1][2][3]
Early life
[edit]Nozir Hossain was born in Sunamganj district.
Political life
[edit]Hossain was once the leader of the Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB). He was elected the first Member of Parliament from the Communist Party of Bangladesh in Sunamganj-1 seat in the 1991 Jatiya Sangsad. He joined the Bangladesh Nationalist Party on 15 October 1993. Later, for the second time in February 1996 and for the third time in the 2001 the Bangladesh Nationalist Party was elected to the same seat. He was defeated in the June 1996 election.[1][2][3]
Hossain was a member of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party 's Central Executive Committee. For 10 years Sunamganj was the BNP's general secretary. He served as the president of the district BNP for five years. During the tenure of the BNP government, he served as the chairman of the Standing Committee on the Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare of 2001.[4]
Hossain was defeated as an independent candidate from the two seats of Sunamganj-4 and Sunamganj-1 in the national election of 2008. He was defeated as a candidate of Bangladesh Nationalist Party from Sunamganj-1 in the 2018 national election.[5][6][7]
Death
[edit]Hossain died on 28 March 2024, at the age of 75.[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "List of 5th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ^ a b "List of 6th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 September 2018.
- ^ a b "List of 8th Parliament Members English" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali).
- ^ সুনামগঞ্জ-১: বিএনপির মনোনয়ন পেলেন সাবেক এমপি নজির হোসেন. Jugantor (in Bengali). Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ বিএনপিতে ফেরার চেষ্টা করছেন নজির হোসেন – সুনামগঞ্জের খবর » আঁধারচেরা …. archive.fo (in Bengali). 23 August 2019. Archived from the original on 23 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ দ্বন্দ্ব ভুলে ভোটের মাঠে বঞ্চিতরা. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 19 December 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ সুনামগঞ্জ-১ কেন্দ্রে ঐক্যফ্রন্ট প্রার্থীর ২৯ ভোট!. Samakal (in Bengali). Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ Former CPB lawmaker Comrade Nazir Hossain passes away BSS News