Kazi Abdul Wadud Dara | |
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Member of Parliament for Rajshahi-5 | |
In office 2013–2008 | |
Preceded by | Kabir Hossain |
Succeeded by | Abdul Wadud Dara |
In office 2014–2019 | |
Preceded by | Abdul Wadud Dara |
Succeeded by | Mansur Rahman |
Personal details | |
Born | 20 October 1962 Rajshahi District,East Pakistan,Pakistan |
Political party | Awami League |
Kazi Abdul Wadud Dara is an Awami League politician and a former member of parliament from Rajshahi-5.
Dara was born on 20 October 1962 in Rajshahi. [1] He has a bachelor's and master's in science. [1]
Dara was elected to parliament in 2008 from Rajshahi-5 as a candidate of the Bangladesh Awami League. [2] Dara's supporters stuffed ballot boxes with fakes votes in a January 2009 election for chairman and vice chairman in Rajshahi. Eight of his supporters were arrested by members of Bangladesh Army from the polling station. [3] On 5 February 2013,Dara's supporters rallied through Rajshahi with weapons following an inter-party clash. [4] He filed cases against the daily newspaper Prothom Alo under section 499 and 500 of the Bangladesh Penal Code for allegedly defamatory news stories. [5]
Dara was re-elected on 5 January 2014 from Rajshahi-5 unopposed after the opposition boycotted the elections,citing unfair conditions and demanding a "neutral government" conduct the polls. [6] [7] He is the chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Food. [8] He failed to receive the Awami League nomination 2018 which went to Mansur Rahman.[ citation needed ]
In December 2019,Dara was appointed the secretary of Rajshahi District unit of Awami League. [9]
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