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Mosaddek Hossain Bulbul

Mosaddek Hossain Bulbul (born 5 June 1965)[1] is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former mayor of the Rajshahi City Corporation.[2]

Mosaddek Hossain Bulbul
মোসাদ্দেক হোসেন বুলবুল
6th Mayor of Rajshahi
In office
15 June 2013 – 28 July 2018
Preceded byA. H. M. Khairuzzaman Liton
Succeeded byA. H. M. Khairuzzaman Liton
Personal details
Born (1965-06-05) 5 June 1965 (age 59)
Boalia, Rajshahi District, East Pakistan, Pakistan
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party
Alma materUniversity of Rajshahi
OccupationPolitician

Early life and education

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Bulbul was born on 5 June 1965 in Boalia of Rajshahi District to Abdur Rashid and Fetema Begum.[1] He passed the SSC exam in 1981 from Sirail Government High School and HSC exam in 1984 from Rajshahi Government City College.[1] He obtained his bachelor's in 1986 and master's in political science in 1988 from the University of Rajshahi. Later he received LLB degree in 1992 from the same university.[1]

Career

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Bulbul contested the mayoral election in August 2008 and lost to A. H. M. Khairuzzaman Liton, the Awami League candidate. He alleged irregularities against the Election Commission and called for the removal of Chief Election Commissioner A. T. M. Shamsul Huda.[3]

In June 2013, Bulbul was elected mayor of Rajshahi City Corporation by winning the popular vote 131,058 to 83,726 against the incumbent mayor A. H. M. Khairuzzaman Liton.[4][5]

On 26 December 2013, Bangladesh Nationalist Party allegedly threw a bomb at a police vehicle injuring 8 policemen and killing constable Siddhartha Chandra Sarkar. They were protesting ahead of the national election on 5 January 2014. The investigation officer of the case filed charges against 89 including Bulbul and Mizanur Rahman Minu.[6]

In September 2014, Bulbul among 89 politicians were charged in two cases filed over the killing of a police constable in Rajshahi.[7] In May 2015, he was suspended from the mayoral duty.[8][9][10] The government then made Md Nijam Ul Azim acting mayor of the city.[11]

On 5 March 2017, the Bangladesh Supreme Court issued a verdict declaring Bulbul's suspension from the post of mayor illegal. It also said that Bulbul could resume his office as the mayor of Rajshahi.[12] He resumed his office on 5 April 2017; he had tried to join office on 3 April but found it locked.[13][14] He was suspended again few hours after he resumed his office.[15] The Supreme Court issued a stay order on his suspension order.[16]

In 2018, Bulbul stood for re-election for the mayor of Rajshahi against A. H. M. Khairuzzaman Liton. There was a shortage of ballot papers for mayoral candidates and voters were asked to vote for councilor candidates only. Bulbul alleged Bangladesh Nationalist Party polling agents were driven away from the voting centres.[17] He reported 20 polling agents of Bangladesh Nationalist Party went missing since election day.[18] A. H. M. Khairuzzaman Liton won the election.[19] Liton received 165 thousand votes while Bulbul received 77 thousand votes.[20] Bulbul had campaigned on national issues, such as the detention of former prime minister Khaleda Zia, while Liton focused on local issues related to Rajshahi City.[21]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Kazi Gias (10 September 2013). "Creating employment opportunity in Rajshahi city would be my first priority". The Guardian. Bangladesh. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  2. ^ "BNP leader Bulbul not returning as mayor of Rajshahi for now". bdnews24.com. 14 June 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  3. ^ "RCC polls engineered". The Daily Star. 18 August 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Bulbul wins Rajshahi Mayor race". bdnews24.com. 15 June 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  5. ^ "City Corporation Elections: Opposition BNP takes 4 cities by storm". progressbangladesh.com. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  6. ^ "89 Rajshahi BNP, Jamaat men charged with killing cop". The Daily Star. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Minu, Rajshahi mayor among 89 charged". The Daily Star. 30 September 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Rajshahi city mayor suspended". The Daily Star. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  9. ^ "Govt suspends Rajshahi Mayor Bulbul after he faces criminal charges in court". priyo.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  10. ^ "Police seek suspension of Rajshahi mayor Bulbul". risingbd.com. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  11. ^ "Councillor Md Nijam Ul Azim is made Rajshahi city's acting mayor". bdnews24.com. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  12. ^ "No bar for Bulbul to get back RCC mayor post". The Daily Star. 5 March 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  13. ^ "Rajshahi city mayor Bulbul joins office again". The Daily Star. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  14. ^ "RCC mayor Bulbul finds his office locked". The Daily Star. 2 April 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  15. ^ "2 mayors suspended again". The Daily Star. 2 April 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  16. ^ "SC clears way for SCC, RCC mayors to discharge duties". The Daily Star. 6 April 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  17. ^ "'My vote has no value'". The Daily Star. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  18. ^ "20 polling agents of BNP traceless: Bulbul". The Daily Star. 29 July 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  19. ^ "Elections in 3 Cities: AL wins 2, irregularities rule". The Daily Star. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  20. ^ "Liton wins RCC polls". The Daily Star. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  21. ^ "Bulbul for nat'l issues, Liton for local dev". The Daily Star. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
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