Fazle Hossain Badsha | |
|---|---|
ফজলে হোসেন বাদশা | |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 6 January 2009 –10 January 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Mizanur Rahman Minu |
| Succeeded by | Shafiqur Rahman Badsha |
| Constituency | Rajshahi-2 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 October 1952 (age 72) Rajshahi,Dominion of Pakistan |
| Political party | Workers Party of Bangladesh |
| Education | M.A,L.L.B [1] |
| Profession | Lawyer,businessman |
Khandaker Fazle Hossain Badsha (born 15 October 1952),commonly known as Fazle Hossain Badsha or simply Fazle Badsha is a Bangladeshi politician. He has served three terms as a member of the Jatiyo Sangshad since 2008,representing Rajshahi-2 for the Workers Party of Bangladesh. [2] [3]
Badsha is a lawyer by profession.
Basha was first elected to parliament in 2008 using the boat symbol of the Awami League from Rajshahi-2. [4] He received 116,599 votes while his closest opponent,Mizanur Rahman Minu of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party,received 89,050 votes. [5]
Badsha was re-elected in the 2014 general election unopposed after opposition parties,including the main Bangladesh Nationalist Party,boycotted the election and withdrew their candidates. [6]
Badsha was re-elected in 2018 general election as a candidate of the Workers Party of Bangladesh and with the electoral symbol of the Awami League. [7] He received 115,453 while his nearest rival,Mizanur Rahman Minu of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party,received 103,327 votes. [7]
Badsha contested the January 2024 election as a candidate of the 14-party alliance led by Awami League,which includes the Workers Party of Bangladesh,but lost to independent candidate and Awami League politician Shafiqur Rahman Badsha. [8] [9] He lost to the vice president of Rajshahi City Awami League and school teacher,Shafiqur Rahman,who enjoyed the support of local Awami League activists. [9] [10] He alleged the vote was rigged in favor of his opponents. [8] He received 31,466 votes while his opponent received 54,906 votes. [4] He was the chairperson the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Indigenous and Minority Affairs. [11]
After the 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement,Badsha campaigned for the release of detained Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami politician and Rajshahi City councilor,Nuruzzaman Khan,who was detained in a sabotage case in the crackdown following the movement. [12]