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{{short description|Bangladeshi politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Andaleeve Rahman Partho
| native_name = {{nobold|আন্দালিব রহমান পার্থ}}
| native_name_lang = bn
| image = File:Andaleeve Rahman Partho.png
| caption = Rahman in 2018
| office = [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)|Member of Parliament]]
| status =
| term_start = 17 February 2026
| term_end =
| predecessor = [[Tofail Ahmed (politician)|Tofail Ahmed]]
| successor =
| constituency = [[Bhola-1]]
| term_start1 = 29 December 2008
| term_end1 = 5 January 2014
| constituency1 = [[Bhola-1]]
| predecessor1 = [[Mosharef Hossain Shahjahan]]
| successor1 = [[Tofail Ahmed (politician)|Tofail Ahmed]]
| office2 = [[Bangladesh Jatiya Party|Chairman of the Bangladesh Jatiya Party]]
| term_start2 = 10 April 2008
| 1blankname2 = Secretary-General
| 1namedata2 = Abdul Matin Saud
| predecessor2 = [[Naziur Rahman Manzur]]
| party = [[Bangladesh Jatiya Party]]
| nationality = [[Bangladeshi]]
| otherparty =
| father = [[Naziur Rahman Manzur]]
| relations =
| relatives = ''see [[Sheikh family of Tungipara|Sheikh Family]] ''
| spouse = Sheikh Shaira Rahman
| children = 3
| education =
| occupation = Politician
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|4|20|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Dhaka]], Bangladesh
| primeminister1 =
| profession = [[Barrister]], teacher
| alma_mater = [[St. Joseph Higher Secondary School]]<br>[[University of London]]<br>[[Lincoln's Inn]]
| honorific_prefix = [[The Honorable#Bangladesh|The Honorable]]
| honorific_suffix = [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)|MP]]
}}

'''Andaleeve Rahman Partho''' (born 20 April 1974)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/bn/mps-bangla/members-of-parliament-bangla/former-mp-s/2013-03-28-17-14-33?layout=edit&id=764|title=Constituency 115|website=Bangladesh Parliament|access-date=2019-11-13}}</ref> is a Bangladeshi Barrister, Politician and Member of Parliament for [[Bhola-1]]. He serves as the Chairman of [[Bangladesh Jatiya Party]] and<ref name="bdnews24">{{cite news |title=Partha stirs web storm |url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2013/04/19/partha-stirs-web-storm |website=Bdnews24.com |date=2013-04-19 |access-date=2016-02-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://andaleeverahman.com|title=Official website for Andaleeve Rahman Partho|website=Andaleeverahman.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925202137/http://andaleeverahman.com/ |archive-date=2015-09-25 |access-date=2016-02-06}}</ref> Principal of the British School of Law in [[Dhaka]].<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Barrister Andaleeve Rahman in Bangladesh Parliament YouTube |url=http://www.firstpost.com/topic/place/bangladesh-barrister-andaleeve-rahman-in-bangladesh-parliament-youtube-video-F5XFWDewn9I-1247-1.html|magazine=First Post |access-date=2016-02-06 }}</ref>

==Early life==
Andaleeve Rahman Partho was born on 20 April 1974 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. His father, [[Naziur Rahman Manzur]], was a politician and former minister who served as the founding chairman of the Bangladesh Jatiya Party and as the Mayor of Dhaka. They belonged to a Bengali Muslim family known as the ''[[Zamindar]]s'' of Balia in [[Bhola Island]]. Through his paternal grandfather Bazlur Rahman, Andaleeve Rahman is a direct descendant of Munga Khan, an eighteenth-century figure who arrived in Bengal from [[Garmsir]] in [[Afghanistan]] and settled in the village of Saluka in greater Barisal. Khan's son, Shaykh Muhammad, was part of the landed aristocracy in Bhola's Balia and Gazaria areas, where the family established themselves as Zamindars.

His mother is Sheikh Reba who is from the [[Sheikh family of Tungipara]] who are deeply involved in the political arena in Bangladesh and are a ''[[Zamindars of Bengal|Zamindar]]'' family of the [[Faridpur District|Faridpur]] region, they trace their lineage to a Sufi ''[[Dervish]]'', Sheikh Abdul Awal who likely came from [[Eastern Iran]] as part of a wider missionary group.<ref>"The unfinished memoirs / Sheikh Mujibur Rahman | Catalogue | National Library of Australia". ''catalogue.nla.gov.au''. Retrieved 1 June 2025</ref> [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]], a leading figure in the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971 and the first president of Bangladesh also hailed from this clan.<ref>ilton, Dr Abul Hasnat (17 October 2023). ''Sheikh Hasina: The Making of an Extraordinary South Asian Leader''. Balboa Press. pp. Pages 28-32. {{ISBN|978-1-9822-9828-9}}. Archived from the original on 7 August 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.</ref>

Rahman Partha first studied at [[St. Joseph Higher Secondary School]] before going to London to pursue an LL.B. degree.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Times |first=Chandpur |date=2017-08-18 |title=যে পথ ধরে রাজনীতিতে আসলেন আন্দালিব রহমান পার্থ |url=https://chandpurtimes.com/%e0%a6%86%e0%a6%a8%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%a6%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%b2%e0%a6%bf%e0%a6%ac-%e0%a6%b0%e0%a6%b9%e0%a6%ae%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%a8-%e0%a6%aa%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%b0%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%a5%e0%a5%a4/ |access-date=2026-02-14 |language=bn-BD}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=আইন প্রতিমন্ত্রী হচ্ছেন পার্থ! |url=https://barishaltimes.com//general-news/ada24df4-e793-49b7-a715-4f19ad7468e2 |access-date=2026-02-17 |website=barishaltimes.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Career==
Rahman passed the Bar Examination at Lincoln's Inn in the 5th. He then returned to the country and joined as an apprentice under the supervision of Barrister Rafiqul Haque and worked with him for five years. He is currently working as a lawyer in Dhaka and serves as principal of the British School of Law in Dhaka.<ref>{{cite news |title=Barrister Andaleeve's BJP quits BNP alliance |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/politics/2019/05/06/barrister-andaleeve-s-bjp-quits-bnp-alliance |access-date=21 September 2019 |work=[[Dhaka Tribune]]}}</ref>

Rahman has been actively involved in politics with his father, Naziur Rahman Manju, for over 25 years. When his father died in April 2008, Andalib was elected chairman of the [[Bangladesh Jatiya Party]]. In the ninth parliamentary election of the 24th, [[Bhola-1]] was elected as a candidate for the four-party alliance, and Awami League candidate Yusuf Hossain defeated Humayun and won. His party boycotted the election under the leadership of the BNP in the election of 2014. He became a candidate for the unity front and the 25-party alliance in the Dhaka-1 constituency in the 11th parliamentary elections. He collected nomination papers in [[Dhaka-17]] and [[Bhola-3]] seats.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.dailynayadiganta.com/election/371036/ঢাকা-১৭-আসনে-ধানের-শীষের-প্রার্থী-ব্যারিস্টার-আন্দালিব-রহমান-পার্থ|script-title=bn:ঢাকা-১৭ আসনে ধানের শীষের প্রার্থী ব্যারিস্টার আন্দালিব রহমান পার্থ|work=[[Daily Naya Diganta]]|language=bn|access-date=2019-09-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/bn/mps-bangla/members-of-parliament-bangla/former-mp-s/2013-03-28-17-14-33|script-title=bn:৯ম জাতীয় সংসদ সদস্য তালিকা (বাংলা)|website=Parliament|access-date=2019-09-21}}</ref>

== Controversy ==

=== Commentary on Adviser Asif Mahmud ===
In August 2025, during the tenure of the interim government, Partho became the subject of public debate following a social media post concerning government adviser [[Asif Mahmud]]. The controversy originated from a press briefing where Adviser [[Asif Mahmud]], responding to questions about his late-night activities, stated that he often went to [[Neela Market]] in the Purbachal 300 Feet area to eat duck meat after finishing his work. He further explained that on occasions when he found the market closed, he would go to [[The Westin Dhaka]] instead.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-08-15 |title=Adviser Asif Mahmud goes to Neela Market for duck, finding it closed, he goes to The Westin |url=https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/ws56xcjsai |access-date=2025-08-28 |work=Prothom Alo |language=en}}</ref>

In response to the growing discussion, Partho published a post on his verified [[Facebook]] page, writing,<blockquote>"Once he searched for rice in the canteen, now he searches for duck in the Westin" (Bengali: এক সময় ভাত খুঁজতো ক্যান্টিনে, এখন হাঁস খুঁজে ওয়েস্টিনে, romanized: Ek shomoy bhat khujto canteen-e, ekhon hash khuje Westin-e).<ref>{{Cite news |script-title=bn:এক সময় ভাত খুঁজতো ক্যান্টিনে, এখন হাঁস খোঁজে ওয়েস্টিনে: পার্থ |url=https://www.ittefaq.com.bd/747020/%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%9F-%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%96%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%81%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8B-%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%81%E0%A6%B8-%E0%A6%96%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%81%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%87 |access-date=2025-08-28 |work=The Daily Ittefaq |language=bn}}</ref></blockquote>While the comment was widely shared, Partho himself faced a significant backlash. Critics accused him of elitism and snobbery, pointing out that Partho, who comes from a well-known political family, was targeting an adviser with a background in student politics who did not have the same privileged upbringing. This criticism was articulated by figures such as Sarwar Tushar of the [[National Citizen Party|National Citizen's Party (NCP)]], who accused Partho of exhibiting "blatant class hatred" and suggested he could not "accept that a student leader without any family legacy has become a minister of Bangladesh."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-15 |script-title=bn:ওয়েস্টিনে যেতে হলে পার্থ সাহেবদের ক্লিয়ারেন্স লাগবে: তুষার |url=https://www.rupalibangladesh.com/social-media-news/66843 |access-date=2025-08-28 |website=rupalibangladesh.com |language=bn}}</ref> The incident broadened the public discourse from the conduct of a single adviser to include themes of class and privilege within Bangladesh's political landscape.<ref>{{Cite news |script-title=bn:একসময় ভাত খুঁজতো ক্যান্টিনে, এখন হাঁস খোঁজে ওয়েস্টিনে: কাকে ইঙ্গিত করলেন পার্থ? |url=https://www.dhakatimes24.com/2025/08/15/391850 |access-date=2025-08-28 |work=Dhaka Times 24 |language=bn}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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*{{cite news |title=Partho told to know about his father |url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/partho-told-to-know-about-his-father |website=[[bdnews24.com]] |date=2013-06-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240821105611/https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/partho-told-to-know-about-his-father |archive-date=21 August 2024 }}

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