A.B.M. Ruhul Amin Howlader Explained

A.B.M. Ruhul Amin Howlader
Native Name:এ বি এম রুহুল আমিন হাওলাদার
Native Name Lang:bn
Office:Member of Parliament
Term Start:10 January 2024
Term End:6 August 2024
Predecessor:Shahjahan Mia
Term Start1:5 January 2014
Term End1:7 January 2019
Predecessor1:Shahjahan Mia
Constituency1:Patuakhali-1
Term Start2:6 January 2009
Term End2:5 January 2014
Predecessor2:Abul Hossain Khan
Successor2:Nasreen Jahan Ratna
Constituency2:Barisal-6
Office3:Co-Chairman of Jatiya Party
Predecessor3:GM Quader
Termstart3:December 2019
Birth Date:2 March 1953
Party:Jatiya Party
Spouse:Nasreen Jahan Ratna

A.B.M. Ruhul Amin Howlader (born 2 March 1953)[1] is a Jatiya Party politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Patuakhali-1 constituency. Earlier he was an MP from the Barisal-6 constituency. Since 2020 he has served as co-chairman of the Jatiya Party.[2]

Early life

Howlader was born on 2 March 1953. He has a B.A. degree.[1]

Career

Howlader was appointed the general secretary of Jatiya Party in 2001. He was elected to parliament in 2008 from Barisal-6 as a Jatiya Party candidate. On 10 April 2013, he was removed from the post of general secretary following a power struggle in the party.[3] He again was elected to parliament in 2014 from Patuakhali-1.[4] On 19 January 2016, he was reinstated to the post of secretary general.

Howlader served as the secretary general of Jatiya Party till 3 December 2018 when he was replaced by Mashiur Rahaman Ranga.[5] Bangladesh Election Commission declared his candidacy from Patuakhali-1 for the 2018 Bangladesh general election void because he defaulted on a loan.[6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Constituency 111_10th_En . 2022-06-16 . Bangladesh Parliament . https://web.archive.org/web/20230827055450/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-10th-parliament-members-english?layout=edit&id=2342 . 27 August 2023.
  2. News: Jatiya Party presents three-point proposal to president on EC formation . 2022-08-11 . The Financial Express . en.
  3. News: Jatiya Party replaces Secretary General Howlader with Ranga . 29 December 2018 . bdnews24.com . 3 December 2018 . en.
  4. Web site: A.B.M Ruhul Amin Howlader -এ, বি, এম, রুহুল আমিন হাওলাদার History . Amarmp . 29 December 2018 . en.
  5. News: Ranga replaces Howlader as Jatiya Party secretary general . 29 December 2018 . Dhaka Tribune . 3 December 2018.
  6. News: Application of Jatiya Party's Ruhul Amin Howlader rejected over loan defaults . 29 December 2018 . bdnews24.com . 2 December 2018 . en.
  7. News: Ruhul Amin Howlader files writ against EC's decision . 29 December 2018 . Dhaka Tribune . 9 December 2018.