Manzur Quader

• Jatiya Party (E) (1986–1996)
• Bangladesh Nationalist Party (1996–2025)

Manzur Quader
Minister of State for Water Development
In office 1986–1990
Military service
Allegiance	Bangladesh   Pakistan (before 1972)
Branch	Bangladesh Army   Pakistan Army
Service years0	1967–1985
Rank	Major
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.

Career

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]

In December 2025, he joined the National Citizen Party (NCP) after being rejected of the BNP nomination from Sirajganj-5 for 2026 general election, and was given nomination from the same constituency from the NCP. ^[9]

References

1. "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
2. "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
3. "Ex-BNP MP Monjur charge-sheeted in Sirajganj". The Daily Star. 2 June 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
4. মনজুর কাদের (পাবনা). Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 3 May 2020.
5. "List of 6th Parliament Members" (PDF). Jatiya Sangsad . Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
6. "List of 8th Parliament Members" (PDF). Jatiya Sangsad (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
7. "ACC presses charge against Manzur Quader". The Daily Star. 2 June 2008. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
8. মনজুর কাদের. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 3 May 2020.
9. "এনসিপির প্রার্থী হলেন বিএনপির সাবেক এমপি ও প্রতিমন্ত্রী". Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). 10 December 2025.