Majibur Rahman Sarwar

Majibur Rahman Sarwar
মজিবর রহমান সরোয়ার
2nd Mayor of Barisal
In office
24 April 2003 – 21 Apri 2007
Preceded byAhsan Habib Kamal
Succeeded byAwlad Hossain Dilu
Member of Parliament
In office
20 March 1991 – 30 March 1996
Preceded byAbdur Rahman Biswas
Succeeded byNasim Biswas
ConstituencyBarisal-5
In office
12 May 1998 – 9 January 2014
Preceded byNasim Biswas
Succeeded byShawkat Hossain Hiron
ConstituencyBarisal-5
Personal details
Born1954
Barisal, East Pakistan now Bangladesh
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party
ResidenceBarisal

Majibur Rahman Sarwar is a Bangladeshi politician and joint secretary general of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). He is the former mayor of Barishal City Corporation and former member of parliament from Barisal-5.

Career

Sarwar was elected to parliament from Barisal-5 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 1991, 1998, 2001, and 2008.[1][2] He is the Joint Secretary General of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[3]

In 2018, Sarwar contested the Barisal City mayoral election but withdrew before the voting was completed alleging irregularities with the voting.[4] He was nominated by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party to contest the 2018 General Election from Barisal-5.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results - Amar Desh Online". Amar Desh. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Division within BNP leadership". The Independent. Dhaka. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  4. ^ "BNP, CPB, IAB boycott Barisal city polls". The Daily Star. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  5. ^ "US diplomats hold closed-door meeting with Barisal BNP candidate". Dhaka Tribune. 29 December 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2019.