Abdul Gaffar Biswas

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Abdul Gaffar Biswas
Member of Bangladesh Parliament
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Born27 August 1949
Khulna
Political party Jatiya Party (Ershad)

Abdul Gaffar Biswas is a businessman and Jatiya Party (Ershad) politician and the former Member of Parliament of Khulna-3.

Career

Biswas was elected to parliament from Khulna-3 as a Jatiya Party candidate in 1988. [1] He is currently President of Khulna KDA New Market's Owners Association, Khulna Divisional Fuel Distributors Association, Khulna Bus-Truck and Covered-Van Owners Association. [2] [3] [4] [5] His sons, Shible Biswas and Sohel Biswas, were arrested in September 2007 in Khulna City with unclear charges. [6] [7] He is the President of Khulna City unit of Jatiya Party and Vice Chairmen in central committee. [8] In 2010, he was sued by Destiny Group for allegedly trying to extort them. [9]

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