Chhabi Biswas (politician)

Chhabi Biswas
ছবি বিশ্বাস
Member of Parliament
In office
2014–2018
Preceded byMustaque Ahmed Ruhi
Succeeded byManu Majumdar
ConstituencyNetrokona-1
Personal details
Born (1951-05-26) 26 May 1951
East Pakistan (now Bangladesh)
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
Other political
affiliations
Communist Party of Bangladesh

Chhabi Biswas (b. 26 May 1951[1]) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former member of parliament from Netrokona-1.

Career

Biswas's political career started as a member of Communist Party of Bangladesh. He participated in the general election of 1991 in Netrokona-1 constituency from Communist Party of Bangladesh and received 3,918 votes, which is 3.8% of total votes cast at that time. Later on he joined the Bangladesh Awami League. Biswas was elected to parliament on 5 January 2014 from Netrokona-1 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate and served till 30 December 2018.[2] In December 2014, he was assaulted in Dhaka Medical College and Hospital by Bangladesh Nationalist Party activists and his car was burned down.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Chhabi Biswas -ছবি বিশ্বাস Biography". Amarmp. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Chhabi Biswas -ছবি বিশ্বাস History". Amarmp. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  3. ^ "AL MP Chhabi Biswas assaulted as BNP-AL supporters clash". bdnews24.com. 24 December 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Awami League MP Chhabi Biswas suffered injuries to the head and was hospitalized at DMCH for treatment". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 1 February 2019.