Sultan Muhammed Mansur Ahmed is a Bangladeshi politician.[3] He was vice president of Dhaka University Central Students' Union. In 2018 Bangladesh general election he contested from Moulvibazar-2 as a candidate of Jatiya Oikya Front and won the seat.[4]
Sultan Muhammed Mansur Ahmed | |
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সুলতান মোহাম্মদ মনসুর আহমেদ | |
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| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 30 December 2018 – 7 January 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Md. Abdul Matin |
| Succeeded by | Shafiul Alam Chowdhury Nadel[1] |
| Constituency | Moulvibazar-2[2] |
| Vice President Dhaka University Central Students' Union | |
| In office 1989–1990 | |
| Preceded by | Aktaruzzaman |
| Succeeded by | Amanullah Aman |
| Ex Organising Secretary Bangladesh Awami League | |
| Ex President Bangladesh Chhatra League | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1956 Kulaura, South Sylhet, British India |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Political party | Gano Forum (former) Awami League (former) |
| Other political affiliations | Jatiya Oikya Front |
| Alma mater | Murari Chand College, Dhaka University |
Early life
editHe studied in Murari Chand College. He then graduated from Dhaka University.[citation needed]
Career
editAhmed was the president of the Bangladesh Chhatra League, the student wing of the Awami League, from 1985 to 1988.[5][6] Then he became the vice president of Dhaka University Central Students' Union. After being elected as a Member of Parliament in 1996 he was chosen as the Organising Secretary of Awami League.[7]
In 2001, Ahmed was nominated by the Awami League to contest the parliamentary elections from Moulvibazar-2 but lost to MM Shahin.[7]
Ahmed distanced himself from the Awami League and was elected in 2018 to parliament as a candidate of the Jatiya Oikya Front using the Sheaf of Paddy symbol of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[7] He was the Member of Parliament from Moulvibazar-2 constituency from 2018 till 2024.[7]
Ahmed was arrested on 30 September 2024 by Detective Branch.[7]
References
edit- ^ মৌলভীবাজার-২ আসনে নাদেল বিজয়ী. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). 7 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ "Constituency 236". Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "Magic lamp in Sylhet". The Daily Star.
- ^ মৌলভীবাজার ২: ধানের শীষের সুলতান মোহাম্মদ মনসুর আহমদ বেসরকারি ফলে নির্বাচিত. The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali).
- ^ Atik, Faysal (31 January 2019). "Sultan Mansur defying Dr Kamal's call to not take oath as MP". bdnews24.com.
- ^ যেমন আছেন ছাত্রলীগের সাবেক নেতারা [Such are the former leaders of Chhatra League]. Jago News 24 (in Bengali).
- ^ a b c d e প্রতিবেদক, নিজস্ব (30 September 2024). "কানাডা থেকে ফিরেই আটক সাবেক সংসদ সদস্য সুলতান মনসুর". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 30 September 2024.