Iqbalur Rahim

Iqbalur Rahim
Member of Parliament
Personal details
Political party Bangladesh Awami League

Iqbalur Rahim is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent Member of Parliament from Dinajpur-3.[1]

Career

Rahim was elected to Parliament from Dinajpur-3 in 2008 as a Bangladesh Awami Candidate.[2][3] He was re-elected on 5 January 2014 from Dinajpur-3.[4]

Rahim laid the foundation stone of a bridge over Dhepa River in Dinajpur on 23 October 2011 and then on 10 November 2011, Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury, Member of Parliament from Dinajpur-2 laid the foundation stone on the other side.[5] On 15 February 2014 he visited Hindu families in Chirirbandar upazila, Dinajpur District attacked by members of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, Islami Chhatra Shibir, and Bangladesh Nationalist Party following the 5 January 2014 General ELections in Bangladesh.[6] He is a whip in the parliament of Bangladesh.[7]

Controversy

Rahim faced controversy after calling three journalists in Dinajpur bastards and accused them of publishing fake news.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Orao play to take part in World Festival of Children's Theatre". The Daily Star. 21 June 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". amardesh.com. Amar Desh Online. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "MPs-elect vow to fight corruption". The Daily Star. 1 January 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Search result for Candidates in Constituency Dinajpur-3 | Bangladesh Election Result 2014". election.dhakatribune.com. Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "Two ruling party MPs lay foundation stones separately for one bridge!". The Daily Star. 20 November 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "Victims yet to file any case for fear of reprisal". The Daily Star. 16 February 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  7. ↑ "AL submits Hamid's nomination for president". The Daily Star. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  8. ↑ "AL lawmaker slams journos". The Daily Star. 10 June 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2018.


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