Abdur Rouf (politician, born 1954) explained

Abdur Rouf
Native Name:	আব্দুর রউফ
Constituency Mp:	Kushtia-4
Term Start:	29 January 2024
Term End:	7 August 2024
Predecessor:	Selim Altaf Gorge
Term Start1:	29 January 2014
Term End1:	29 January 2019
Predecessor1:	Sultana Tarun
Successor1:	Selim Altaf Gorge
Party:	Bangladesh Awami League
Education:	M.A
Profession:	Business, politics

Abdur Rouf (bn|আবদুর রউফ) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the former member of parliament from Kushtia-4.

Early life

Abdur Rouf was born on 12 November 1954. He has a M.A. degree.^[1]

Career

Abdur Rouf was elected to parliament on 5 January 2014 from Kushtia-4 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate.^[2] On 4 July 2015, he prevented Brazilian wheat from entering the Kumarkhali Upazila Food department warehouse. The wheat had been imported by the government of Bangladesh for its social safety net program. According to Abdur Rouf, the wheat was substandard and had not been tested.^[3]

Rouf was detained in October 2024 after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government.^[4]

Notes and References

Web site: Constituency 78_10th_En . 2021-05-29 . Bangladesh Parliament . https://web.archive.org/web/20210602213424/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-9th-parliament-members-bangla/242-mps-category/mps-of-10th-parliament/2471-constituency-78-10-en . 2021-06-02.
Web site: Abdur Rouf - আবদুর রউফ History . Amarmp . 23 December 2018 . en.
News: Kushtia MP Abdur Rouf stops Brazilian wheat from entering local warehouse . 23 December 2018 . bdnews24.com . 4 July 2015.
Web site: 2024-10-02 . Former principal secretary to ex-PM Hasina arrested . 2024-10-02 . The Daily Star . en.