Fazlur Rahman Faruque is an Awami League politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Tangail-8 constituency during 1973–1975. He received the Ekushey Padak in 2021 for his contribution to Bangladesh Liberation war.[1] Since 2017, he is serving as president of Tangail District unit of the Awami League.[2] He is the District Council Administrator of Tangail District.[3]

Fazlur Rahman Faruque
ফজলুর রহমান ফারুক
Member of Parliament
for Tangail-8
In office
7 April 1973 – 6 November 1975
Preceded byPosition created
Succeeded byMorshed Ali Khan Panni
Personal details
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
ChildrenKhan Ahmed Shuvo

Career edit

Faruque was elected to the parliament in 1973 from Tangail-8 as an Awami League candidate.[4]

Faruque contested the 1991 parliamentary election from Tangail-7 as a candidate of the Awami League.[5] He received 41,392 and came second to Kh. Badar Uddin of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party who received 62,882 votes.[5]

In 2008, he served as the General Secretary of the Tangail District unit of Awami League.[6] In 2015, he supported citizens protesting the proposed addition of Tangail District to Mymensingh Division instead preferring the present Dhaka Division.[7] He was elected President of Tangail District Awami League on 18 October 2015 at the triennial conference of the Tangail district unit of Awami League.[8]

The triennial conference of the Tangail district unit of Awami League was held in November 2022 seven years after the last one in 2015 and Faruque was re-elected president of the District unit.[8] On 24 December 2022, Faruque proposed the name of Sheikh Hasina to be the president of Awami League at its council. She went on to win her 10th consecutive term as president.[9]

Personal life edit

Faruque's only Son Khan Ahmed Shuvo is Member of Parliament from Tangail-7; elected in 2021 by-election called after the death of incumbent Ekabbar Hossain.[10]

References edit

  1. ^ "21 eminent personalities named for Ekushey Padak". The Daily Star. 2021-02-04. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
  2. ^ "SP Park opens in Tangail". The Daily Star. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 2019-01-12.
  3. ^ "Five lions clubs of Tangail district jointly accorded a reception". observerbd.com. Archived from the original on 2019-01-12. Retrieved 2019-01-12.
  4. ^ "List of 1st Parliament members" (PDF). parliament.gov.bd. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-09. Retrieved 2019-01-12.
  5. ^ a b "Parliament Election Result of 1991,1996,2001Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". 2008-12-28. Archived from the original on 2008-12-28. Retrieved 2022-12-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ "Nation wants return to democracy". The Daily Star. 5 April 2008. Retrieved 2019-01-12.
  7. ^ Correspondent, Our; Tangail (2015-01-26). "Keep Tangail with Dhaka division". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
  8. ^ a b "Triennial conference of Tangail district AL after 7yrs". www.dhakatribune.com. 2022-11-07. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
  9. ^ "Hasina, Quader re-elected AL president, GS". New Age. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
  10. ^ Report, Star Digital (2022-01-16). "AL candidate wins Tangail-7 by-polls unofficially". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-12-28.