Delwar Hossain Sayeedi is an Islamic speaker, lecturer, politician who served as a Member of the Parliament of Bangladesh from 1996 to 2008. He was convicted for committing war crimes during and Bangladesh Liberation War, despite his denial. The International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh sentenced him to death in February 2013 for crimes against humanity in the war of 1971 in a disputed decision. His crimes included genocide, mass murder, rape and arson. The tribunal received support within Bangladesh, but was criticized by many international observers. In September 2014 the Supreme Court commuted his sentence to life imprisonment.
Pirojpur is a district (zilla) in southern-western Bangladesh. It is a part of Barisal Division.
Raghunathpur may refer to:
Kawkhali is an Upazila of Pirojpur District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.
Pirojpur Sadar is an Upazila of Pirojpur District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.
Pirojpur is a town in Pirojpur district in the division of Barisal in southern Bangladesh. It is the administrative headquarter and the largest town of pirojpur district. The town covers an area of 29.50 square kilometres (11.39 sq mi) with a population of 78,057 as of the 2011 census.
Anwar Hossain Manju is a Bangladeshi politician who is the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing Pirojpur-2 constituency. He is a former Minister of Water Resources, Minister of Communications as Communications Transport and Minister of Energy and Mineral Resource.
Bhandaria is a small town in Pirojpur District in the Barisal Division of southwestern Bangladesh.
Marichbania, Pirojpur is a village in Pirojpur District in the Barisal Division of southwestern Bangladesh.
Mathbaria is a town and paurashava(municipality) in Pirojpur District in the Barisal Division of southwestern Bangladesh. It is the administrative headquarter of Mathbaria Upazila.
On 22 May 1971 local collaborators attacked the village of Nali in Barisal district of Bangladesh. The Bengali Hindu villagers resisted with spears and shields. However, they were soon overpowered by the collaborators, who shot dead 15 villagers.
Bhola-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2008 by Abdullah Al Islam Jacob of the Awami League.
Pirojpur-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2019 by SM Rezaul Karim of the Awami League.
Jhalokati-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2008 by Amir Hossain Amu of the Awami League.
Pirojpur-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2014 by Anwar Hossain Manju of the Jatiya Party (Manju).
Pirojpur-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2014 by Rustum Ali Faraji, of the Jatiya Party (Ershad) since 2018.
Jhalokati-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2008 by Bazlul Haque Haroon of the Awami League.
Shah Alam is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the former Member of Parliament of Pirojpur-2.
