Azizul Huq Arzu Explained

Azizul Huq Arzu
Office:	Member of Parliament
Term Start:	2014
Term End:	2018
Predecessor:	A. K. Khandker
Successor:	Ahmed Firoz Kabir
Party:	Bangladesh Awami League

Azizul Huq Arzu (Bengali: খন্দকার আজিজুল হক আরজু) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and former member of parliament from Pabna-2.

Early life

Arzu was born on 7 April 1958. He has a master's degree in communication.^[1]

Career

Arzu served as the chairman of Bera Upazila.^[2] He was elected unopposed to parliament from Pabna-2 on 5 January 2014 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate.^[3] In 2016 he was accused by the Bangladesh Election Commission of violating the electoral code.^[4] He held an event at Dhobakhola Coronation High School and College in Bera Upazila closing the school for three days in September 2018. The school was littered with rotten food leftover from the event.^[5] He was a member of the parliamentary standing committee on Fisheries and Livestock Ministry.^[6] He has an allegation to illegally grabbed land belonging to the Roads and Highways Department (RHD) in Pabna.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kh. Azizul Huq Arzu . Amarmp . 19 November 2018.
2. News: Nagarbari ghat on the verge of destruction . 19 November 2018 . banglanews24.com . en.
3. Web site: Kh. Azizul Huq Arzu History . Amarmp . 19 November 2018.
4. News: EC to start case against Awami League MP Rimon over 'breach of polls code' . 19 November 2018 . bdnews24.com . 11 March 2016.
5. News: MP's event stalls school activities for three days . 19 November 2018 . The Daily Star . 18 September 2018 . en.
6. News: JS body for expanding research to protect endangered fish species . 19 November 2018 . New Age . en.
7. Web site: 2020-07-19 . Former Awami League MP grabs govt land in Pabna . 2023-01-02 . Dhaka Tribune.