| Office | Member of Parliament
|
|---|---|
| Term start | 2013 |
| Term end | 2008 |
| Predecessor | Kabir Hossain |
| Successor | Abdul Wadud Dara
|
| Born | 20 October 1962 |
| Born | Rajshahi District, East Pakistan, Pakistan
|
| Political party | Awami League
|
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.[1] He has a bachelors and Masters in Science.[1]
Career
Dara was elected to Parliament in 2008 from Rajshahi-5 as a candidate of Bangladesh Awami League.[2] 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.[3] On 5 February 2013, Dara's supporters rallied through Rajshahi with weapons following an inter-party clash.[4] He filed cases against the Daily Prothom Alo under section 499 and 500 of the Bangladesh Penal Code for allegedly defamatory news stories.[5]
Dara was re-elected on 5 January 2014 from Rajshahi-5 unopposed after the opposition boycotted the election.[6] He is the Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Food.[7] 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.[8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Md. Abdul Wadud -মোঃ আব্দুল ওয়াদুদ Biography. Amarmp. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
- ↑ Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results. amardesh.com.
- ↑ 8 supporters of AL MP Dara released on bail. The Daily Star(24 January 2009).
- ↑ Police yet to take action. The Daily Star(5 February 2013).
- ↑ Rajshahi court summons Prothom Alo editor, correspondent in cases filed by two AL MPs. New Age.
- ↑ AL closer to majority before voting. archive.newagebd.net.
- ↑ PM slams environmentalists' silence on Ghoshiakhali channel. The Daily Star(27 October 2016).
- ↑ Rajshahi AL Council: Leaders chosen through selection to avert discontent. The Daily Star(2019-12-09). Retrieved 2021-07-09.