Mohit Ur Rahman Shanto | |
|---|---|
মোহিত উর রহমান শান্ত | |
 Mohit in 2023 | |
| Member of Parliament | |
| Assumed office 10 January 2024 | |
Mohit Ur Rahman Shanto is a Bangladeshi politician and a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Mymensingh-4 constituency. [1] [2] [3] He won for the Bangladesh Awami League in the 2024 Bangladeshi general election. [4] [5] Shanta is the son of former religion minister Matiur Rahman. [6] He is a councillor of the Bangladesh Cricket Board from Mymensingh. [7]
Mohit's father was Motiur Rahman, a freedom fighter (Muktijodhha), political leader, ex-Jatiya Sangsad member from Mymensingh-4 constituency, who served as the Minister of Religious Affairs during 2014–2018. [8] Shanto was a graduate of English Literature, University of Delhi. [9] Having begun his career in the private sector as an entrepreneur, Mohit Ur Rahman embraced full-time politics in 2016. [10]
Mohit Ur Rahman elected twice in a row as the General Secretary, Mymensingh Metropolitan Awami league. [8] Bangladesh Awamileague has declared him as the for the upcoming National Election in 2024. [11] [12]
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