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{{short description|Bangladeshi politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Kazi Abdul Wadud Dara
| office = Member of Parliament
| term_start = 2013
| term_end = 2008
| predecessor = [[Kabir Hossain]]
| successor = Abdul Wadud Dara
| birth_date = 20 October 1962
| birth_place = [[Rajshahi District]], [[East Pakistan]], [[Pakistan]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = [[Awami League]]
| termend2 = 2019
| termstart2 = 2014
| predecessor2 = Abdul Wadud Dara
| successor2 = Mansur Rahman
}}

'''Kazi Abdul Wadud Dara''' is an [[Awami League]] politician and the former Member of Parliament from [[Rajshahi-5]].

== Early ==
Dara was born on 20 October 1962 in Rajshahi.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Md. Abdul Wadud -মোঃ আব্দুল ওয়াদুদ Biography|url=https://www.amarmp.com/mp/112/biography|access-date=2021-07-09|website=Amarmp|language=en}}</ref> He has a bachelors and Masters in Science.<ref name=":0" />

==Career==
Dara was elected to Parliament in 2008 from Rajshahi-5 as a candidate of Bangladesh Awami League.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results|url=http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=51&Year=2008|accessdate=29 March 2018|work=amardesh.com|publisher=Amar Desh Online}}</ref> Dara's supporters stuffed ballot boxes with fakes votes in a January 2009 election for chairman and vice chairman in Rajshahi. Eight of his supporters were arrested by members of [[Bangladesh Army]] from the polling station.<ref>{{cite news|title=8 supporters of AL MP Dara released on bail|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-72652|accessdate=29 March 2018|work=The Daily Star|date=24 January 2009|language=en}}</ref> On 5 February 2013, Dara's supporters rallied through Rajshahi with weapons following an inter-party clash.<ref>{{cite news|title=Police yet to take action|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-267896|accessdate=29 March 2018|work=The Daily Star|date=5 February 2013|language=en}}</ref> He filed cases against the Daily [[Prothom Alo]] under section 499 and 500 of the [[Bangladesh Penal Code]] for allegedly defamatory news stories.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rajshahi court summons Prothom Alo editor, correspondent in cases filed by two AL MPs|url=http://www.newagebd.net/article/33084/rajshahi-court-summons-prothom-alo-editor-correspondent-in-cases-filed-by-two-al-mps|accessdate=29 March 2018|work=New Age|language=en}}</ref>

Dara was re-elected on 5 January 2014 from Rajshahi-5 unopposed after the opposition boycotted the election.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ahmed|first1=Taib|title=AL closer to majority before voting|url=http://archive.newagebd.net/260342/al-closer-to-majority-before-voting/|accessdate=29 March 2018|work=archive.newagebd.net}}</ref> He is the Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Food.<ref>{{cite news|title=PM slams environmentalists' silence on Ghoshiakhali channel|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/country/pm-slams-environmentalists-silence-ghoshiakhali-channel-1305262|accessdate=29 March 2018|work=The Daily Star|date=27 October 2016|language=en}}</ref> He failed to receive the Awami League nomination 2018 which went to [[Mansur Rahman]].

In December 2019, Dara was appointed the President of Rajshahi District unit of Awami League.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Staff Correspondent|last2=Rajshahi|date=2019-12-09|title=Rajshahi AL Council: Leaders chosen through selection to avert discontent|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/city/news/rajshahi-al-council-leaders-chosen-through-selection-avert-discontent-1837837|access-date=2021-07-09|website=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Awami League politicians]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:9th Jatiya Sangsad members]]
[[Category:10th Jatiya Sangsad members]]
[[Category:1962 births]]
[[Category:People from Rajshahi District]]

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