Manzur Quader | |
|---|---|
| Minister of State for Water Development | |
| In office 1986–1990 | |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 2001–2008 | |
| Constituency | Sirajganj-6 |
| In office 15 February 1996 –12 June 1996 | |
| Constituency | Pabna-1 |
| In office 1986–1990 | |
| Constituency | Pabna-1 |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Other political affiliations | Jatiya Party (prior to 1996) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | |
| Branch | |
| Service years | 1967–1985 |
| Rank | |
| Unit | Corps of Engineers |
| Conflict | Chittagong Hill Tracts conflict |
Manzur Quader is a Bangladeshi politician,retired major of the Bangladesh Army,former minister of state and a former member of parliament for Pabna-1 and Sirajganj-6.
Quader was elected to parliament from Pabna-1 as a Jatiya Party candidate in 1986 and 1988. [1] [2] During his first parliamentary term,he served as the minister of state for water development (3 March 1986 –4 December 1990). [3] He lost re-election in the 1991 Bangladeshi general election. [4]
He was re-elected to parliament from Pabna-1 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) candidate in the February 1996 Bangladeshi general election, [5] however he was defeated again a few months later in the June 1996 election. [4]
He was elected a third term to parliament from Sirajganj-6 as a BNP candidate in the 2001 Bangladeshi general election. [6]
In June 2008,Quader was accused by the Bangladesh Anti-Corruption Commission of non-distribution of 934 pieces of CI sheet which was meant for distribution among the distress people under the government relief programs. He was accused alongside 11 others in Sirajganj court. [7] He lost re-election later that year in the 2008 Bangladeshi general election. [8]