ABM Abul Kashem | |
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এ বি এম আবুল কাসেম | |
Member of Parliament | |
In office 6 January 2009 –28 January 2014 | |
Preceded by | L. K. Siddiqi |
Succeeded by | Didarul Alam |
Constituency | Chittagong-4 |
In office 23 June 1996 –15 July 2001 | |
Preceded by | L. K. Siddiqi |
Succeeded by | L. K. Siddiqi |
Constituency | Chittagong-2 |
Personal details | |
Born | 1934 Chittagong District,Bengal Province |
Died | 24 November 2015 (Aged 80) Dhaka,Bangladesh |
Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Children | SM Al Mamun (son) |
ABM Abul Kashem was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and member of parliament for Chittagong-2 and Chittagong-4.
Kashem was elected to parliament in 2008 from Chittagong-3 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate. [1] He served as the chairman of the parliamentary committee for the Ministry of Commerce. [2]
Kashem's son,SM Al Mamun,tried to grab land from ship breaking companies in Sitakunda Upazila for his ship breaking company,Unique Ship-breaking Yard,on 7 October 2009. His son also assaulted journalists trying to cover the incident. [3] [4] Kashem later apologized for his son's actions. [5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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AL | ABM Abul Kashem | 136,298 | 54.4 | +18.5 | ||
BNP | Aslam Chowdhury | 112,930 | 45.0 | −18.8 | ||
CPB | Md. Macheuddulla | 850 | 0.3 | N/A | ||
National People's Party | Kazi Mohammal Eusuf Alam | 435 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
Independent | Sachindra Lal Dey | 213 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
Majority | 23,368 | 9.3 | −18.6 | |||
Turnout | 250,726 | 81.8 | +14.0 | |||
AL gain from BNP |
Kashem died on 24 November 2015 in Square Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh. [6]