Rashed Mosharraf Explained

Rashed Mosharraf
Native Name:রাশেদ মোশাররফ
Native Name Lang:bn
Constituency Mp:Jamalpur-2
Term Start:June 1996
Term End:October 2001
Successor:Sultan Mahmud Babu
Term Start1:March 1991
Term End1:November 1995
Predecessor1:Ashraf Ud-Doullah Pahloan
Term Start2:1986
Term End2:1988
Predecessor2:Karimuzzaman Talukder
Office3:State Minister of Land
Term Start3:June 1996
Term End3:October 2001
Successor3:Shahjahan Omar
Birth Date:12 May 1941
Birth Place:Jamalpur, Mymensingh, British India
Death Place:Dhaka, Bangladesh
Party:Bangladesh Awami League
Relatives:Khaled Mosharraf (brother)

Rashed Mosharraf (died 10 November 2011) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Jamalpur-2 constituency.[1] He served as the state minister of land during 1996–2001.[2] He was also the president of the Bangladesh Krishak League.[3]

Career

Mosharraf served as the president of the Bangladesh Krishak League and six terms in parliament.[4] He served as the State Minister of Land in the First Sheikh Hasina Cabinet.[5] He served as the chairman of Janapath Housing Limited.[6]

Personal life

Mosharraf's elder brother, Khaled Mosharraf, served as a sector commander of the Mukti Bahini in the Bangladesh Liberation war. He and his mother organized a rally in support of the 3 November 1975 Bangladesh coup d'état launched by Khaled.

Death

Mosharraf died on 10 November 2011, aged 70.

Notes and References

  1. News: Guard of honour. 23 February 2018. The Daily Star. 12 November 2011. en.
  2. News: 2 January 1998. Opposition should forget past differences. 1 September 2020. The Daily Star. en.
  3. News: Nasim: People do not believe BNP. 23 February 2018 . Dhaka Tribune.
  4. News: Rashed Mosharraf dies. 23 February 2018. bdnews24.com.
  5. News: Bureaucratic tangle delays work: Minister. 23 February 2018. The Daily Star. 19 January 2000. en.
  6. News: Ex-state minister sued for land grab. Bangladesh News . https://web.archive.org/web/20180224052946/http://www.independent-bangladesh.com/200809109749/country/exstate-minister-sued-for-land-grab.html . 24 February 2018 . 23 February 2018.