Hossain Mokbul Shahriar Explained

Hossain Mokbul Shahriar
Native Name:হোসেন মকবুল শাহরিয়ার
Native Name Lang:bn
Birth Date:1974 6, df=yes
Constituency Mp:Rangpur-1
Term Start:25 January 2009
Term End:24 January 2014
Predecessor:Moshiur Rahman Ranga
Successor:Moshiur Rahman Ranga
Party:Jatiya Party (Ershad)
Father:Mozammel Hossain Lalu
Relatives:HM Ershad, GM Quader (uncles) Saad Ershad (cousin)
Nationality:Bangladeshi

Hossain Mokbul Shahriar (Bengali: হোসেন মকবুল শাহরিয়ার) is a Jatiya Party (Ershad) politician and a Jatiya Sangsad member from the Rangpur-1 constituency. He is the nephew of Hussain Mohammad Ershad, a former president of Bangladesh.[1]

Early life and family

Shahriar was born on 18 July 1974 to a Bengali Muslim family in Rangpur, Bangladesh. His father, Mozammel Hossain Lalu, has roots in Dinhata in present-day India. His paternal grandfather, Maqbul Hossain, was a lawyer and served as a minister of the erstwhile Maharaja of Cooch Behar.[2]

Career

Shahriar was elected to parliament from Rangpur-1 as a Jatiya Party candidate in 2008.[3] In January 2012, he and his men vandalized Rangpur Medical College Hospital and threatened the hospital director. He wanted the hospital to recruit his men for vacancies at the hospital. A case was filed against Shahriar with Rangpur Police Station over the clash.[4] [5]

In 2017, Shahriar was expelled from Jatiya Party by Ershad for contesting Rangpur City mayoral election as an independent candidate against the official candidate of Jatiya Party.[6] He ran as an independent candidate in the Rangpur-3 by-election and lost to his cousin Saad Ershad.[7]

Notes and References

  1. News: Battle of cousins heats up . 11 October 2019 . The Daily Star . 1 October 2019 . en.
  2. Web site: http://gmquader.com/গোলাম-মোহাম্মদ-কাদের-জি-এ/ . bn:গোলাম মোহাম্মদ কাদের (জি এম কাদের)- এর জীবন বৃত্তান্ত . gmquader.com . 2019-04-15.
  3. Web site: Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results . Amar Desh . 11 October 2019 . 11 October 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191011151425/http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php%3Fsol%3D11%26Year%3D2008 . dead .
  4. News: Rangpur MP sued for chaos in hospital . 11 October 2019 . The Daily Star . 30 January 2012 . en.
  5. News: MP's attack backfires . 11 October 2019 . bdnews24.com . 28 January 2012.
  6. News: Ershad sacks nephew from party . 11 October 2019 . Daily Sun . en.
  7. News: Voting ends in Rangpur 3 by-polls . 11 October 2019 . Dhaka Tribune . 5 October 2019.