Solaiman Haque Joarder Explained

Solaiman Haque Joarder
Constituency Mp:Chuadanga-1
Parliament:Bangladesh
Term Start:25 January 2009
Term End:6 August 2024
Predecessor:Shahidul Islam Biswas
Party:Awami League

Solaiman Haque Joarder (also known as Selun) is an Awami League politician and a former member of Jatiya Sangsad representing the Chuadanga-1 constituency during 2009–2024.[1]

Early life

Joarder was born on 15 March 1946. He completed his education up to S.S.C. or grade ten.[2] [3] During the Bangladesh Liberation war he served in the Mukti Bahini.[4]

Career

Joarder was nominated by Awami League to contest the 1991 parliamentary election from Chuadanga-1.[5] He lost the election with 53,535 votes to Miah Mohammed Monsur Ali of Bangladesh Nationalist party who received 55,387.

Joarder received the Awami League nomination to contest the General Election of June 1996 from Chuadanga-1. He won 77,489 votes but lost the election to Shamsuzzaman Dudu of Bangladesh Nationalist Party who received 89,786 votes.

Joarder receives the Awami League nomination to contest the 2001 Bangladeshi general election from Chuadanga-1. He received 113,333 votes while Shahidul Islam Biswas of Bangladesh Nationalist Party won the election by receiving 151,763 votes.

Joarder was first successfully election in the 2008 Bangladesh general election from Chuadanga-1.[6] He received 184,793 votes while his nearest rival of Bangladesh Nationalist Party received 136,889 votes. Joarder and his brother, Reazul Islam, filed cases against 80 people including The Daily Amar Desh correspondent Dalim Hossain and the Prothom Alo correspondent Shah Alam in 2009. Dalim Hossain was arrested in the case.[7] On 24 March 2012 he received government approval for his private university, First Capital University, in Chuadanga District.[8] [9]

Joarder was reelected unopposed in 2014 Bangladesh general elections.[10] The opposition leader and chairperson of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Khaleda Zia, was placed under house arrest before the election and her party subsequently boycotted it.[11] [12] He is a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications. On 24 January 2014 he was appointed a whip the 10th Parliament. In December 2015, he and his supporters attacked Chuadanga Sadar Police Station to release two activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League, the student front of Awami League, who were detained the day before. They vandalized police vehicles and injured policemen on duty.

Joarder was re-elected to parliament on 30 December 2018 with 309, 993 votes while his nearest rival of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Md Sharifuzzaman, received 23,120 votes.[13] [14] [15] [16]

Notes and References

  1. News: Those who get AL ticket. 14 February 2018. The Daily Star. 18 November 2008. en.
  2. Web site: Solaiman Haque Joarder. Amarmp. 14 February 2018.
  3. News: Lawmakers face farmers' wrath. 14 February 2018. The Daily Star. 7 April 2012. en.
  4. News: ASM Feroz made Chief Whip. 14 February 2018. bdnews24.com.
  5. Web site: 2008-12-28 . Parliament Election Result of 1991,1996,2001Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics . https://web.archive.org/web/20081228234925/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=79 . 2008-12-28 . 2022-10-07 .
  6. Web site: 2018-02-12 . Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results - Amar Desh Online . https://web.archive.org/web/20180212142201/http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=071&Year=2008 . 2018-02-12 . 2022-10-07 .
  7. News: Hossain. Sohrab. Arzu. Alpha. 2 journos face cases, threat. 14 February 2018. The Daily Star. 17 September 2009. en.
  8. News: 8 more pvt universities get govt nod. 14 February 2018. The Daily Star. 14 March 2012. en.
  9. News: Another pvt univ joins long list of ruling party-backed univs. 14 February 2018. archive.newagebd.net. New Age. 14 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190314123308/http://archive.newagebd.net/59182/another-pvt-univ-joins-long-list-of-ruling-party-backed-univs/. dead.
  10. News: Aman. Amanur. Whip, his supporters swoop on cops. 14 February 2018. The Daily Star. 5 December 2015. en.
  11. News: Bangladesh's former prime minister Khaleda Zia 'under house arrest' . 2022-10-07 . The Daily Telegraph.
  12. News: 2014-01-05 . Clashes and boycott mar Bangladesh election . en-GB . BBC News . 2022-10-07.
  13. Web site: 2018-11-25 . Chuadanga-1 - Constituency detail of Bangladesh General Election 2018 . 2022-10-07 . The Daily Star . en.
  14. News: Sarker . Saif Khalid,Saqib . Bangladesh polls make mockery of democracy: opposition . 2022-10-07 . Al Jazeera . en.
  15. News: Bangladesh prime minister records big victory amid vote rigging claims . 2022-10-07 . CNBC . en.
  16. News: Bangladesh PM Wins 3rd Term After Violent Election, Accusations Of Rigging . en . NPR . 2022-10-07.