Nizam Uddin Hazari (born 1 January 1966) is an Awami League politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Feni-2 constituency.
Nizam Uddin Hazari | |
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| Member of the Bangladesh Parliament for Feni-2 | |
| In office 29 January 2014 – 6 August 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Joynal Abedin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1966 Feni, East Pakistan, Pakistan |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Occupation | Politician |
Early life
editHazari was born on 1 January 1966 to Dil Afroze Begum and Zainal Abedin.[1] He has a B.com degree.[1][2]
Career
editHazari started politics while he was a student of Chittagong Govt. Commerce College.[3] In the 1990s Uddin worked under AJM Nasir Uddin in Chittagong.[4] Uddin was sentenced to jail on an arms case on 22 March 1992.[5] He returned to Feni in 1997 to work under Joynal Hazari.[4]
On 16 August 2000, a court in Chittagong sentenced Hazari to ten years imprisonment on an arms case.[5] He was released after serving five years in jail.[5][6] He had appealed against the verdict with Bangladesh High Court and Bangladesh Supreme Court.[5]
Hazari was mayor of Feni in 2011.[5]
Hazari was elected to parliament from Feni-2 in 2014 unopposed as the election was boycotted by all major political parties.[7] He resigned from the post of mayor of Feni to participate in the election.[5]
In May 2014, Ekramul Haque, chairperson of Fulgazi Upazila, was assassinated. All of the accused were followers of Hazari.[4] Uddin and Joynal Hazari blamed each other over the murder.[8] According to The Daily Star, Uddin is believed to be behind the murder but he was not charged in case.[9]
On 8 June 2014, Bangladesh High Court issued a ruling asking the Election Commission, Government of Bangladesh, and Hazari to explain why his parliamentary membership should not be cancelled due to his conviction in the arms case.[3] Two subsequent benches of Bangladesh High Court said they were "too embarrassed" to hear the case and it was delayed.[3]
Hearing in the case over Hazari's parliamentary seat began on 19 June 2016 under justices Md Emdadul Huq and Md Iqbal Kabir who deferred the verdict.[3] On 2 March 2018, Justice Md Abu Zafor Siddique gave a verdict in favor of Uddin that allowed him to keep his parliamentary seat.[10]
In January 2017, Hazari sued the editor, Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury, of The Daily Observer over a report in the newspaper that described him as a drug lord.[11] In November 2017, Bangladesh Nationalist Party alleged Uddin of being responsible for an attack on the convoy of Khaleda Zia, former prime minister and chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[12]
Hazari was re-elected in 2018 from Feni-2 as a candidate of Awami League.[13] He is a trustee board member of Feni University.[14]
Hazari visited Feni jail without permission and violating rules numerous times in 2019 to visit imprisoned Jubo League leaders.[15]
On 13 August 2024, Hazari was named as a primary accused in a murder case filed over the killing of an auto-rickshaw driver in Feni during the Non-cooperation movement (2024) on 4 August.[16]
References
edit- ^ a b "Nizam Uddin Hazari -নিজাম উদ্দিন হাজারী Biography". Amarmp. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "Nizam Hazari MP of Feni loses mother, brother in just two hours". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Nizam Hazari: From arms dealer to lawmaker". Dhaka Tribune. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ a b c Bhattacharjee, Partha Pratim (29 June 2015). "Same Old Feni". The Daily Star. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f "Md Nizam uddin verdict deferred again". Dhaka Tribune. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "HC verdict on Nizam Hazari's JS membership Aug 30". Samakal. Archived from the original on 24 August 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "new age". Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "Nizam, Hazari trade blame". The Daily Star. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "56 charged with Ekram murder". The Daily Star. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "Nizam Hazari can continue as MP: HC". The Daily Star. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "Hazari sues Observer editor". The Daily Star. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "'AL MP Nizam Hazari behind Khaleda motorcade attack'". The Daily Star. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "List of 11th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ^ "Feni University". www.feniuniversity.edu.bd. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "'MP Hazari enters jail violating rule'". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "Murder case filed against ex-MP Nizam Uddin Hazari". Dhaka Tribune. 14 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.