Rafiqul Islam (Jessore politician)
Rafiqul Islam | |
|---|---|
রফিকুল ইসলাম | |
| Minister of State for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources | |
| In office 12 June 1996 – 1 October 2001 | |
| Member of Parliament for Jessore-2 | |
| In office 27 February 1991 – 15 February 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Mir Shahadatur Rahman |
| Succeeded by | Quazi Munirul Huda |
| In office 12 June 1996 – 1 October 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Quazi Munirul Huda |
| Succeeded by | Abu Syed Md. Shahadat Hussain |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jessore District |
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Rafiqul Islam is a politician of Jessore District of Bangladesh who was elected member of parliament for the Jessore-2 constituency in 1991 and June 1996. He was the minister of state for power, energy and mineral resources.
Career
[edit]Rafiqul Islam was involved in the politics of the Chhatra League when he was a student. He fought in the war of liberation in 1971. Although he was nominated by the Awami League in the second parliamentary elections of 1979, he was defeated.[1][2]
He was elected a member of parliament for the first time from Jessore-2 constituency on the nomination of Awami League in the 5th parliamentary election, in 1991.[3] He was also elected a member of parliament from the same constituency on the nomination of Awami League in the 7th parliamentary election of June 1996.[3] He served as the minister of state for power, energy and mineral resources in the first Sheikh Hasina cabinet.[citation needed]
He was defeated by the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami candidate in the 8th national election, in 2001. In the 10th national parliamentary election, in 2014, he stood as an independent, but was defeated.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ রফিকুল ইসলাম আওয়ামী লীগের মনোনয়নপ্রত্যাশী. Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). 13 November 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ a b "List of 6th Parliament Members" (PDF). Jatiya Sangsad. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ রফিকুল ইসলাম (যশোর). Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 July 2020.
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