Khondkar Delwar Hossain | |
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| 8th General Secretary of Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
| In office 3 September 2007 – 16 March 2011 | |
| Chairperson | Khaleda Zia |
| Preceded by | Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan |
| Succeeded by | Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir |
| 5th Chief Whip of Parliament | |
| In office 28 October 2001 – 27 October 2006 | |
| Speaker | Jamiruddin Sircar |
| Preceded by | Abul Hasnat Abdullah |
| Succeeded by | Md. Abdus Shahid |
| In office 5 April 1991 – 30 March 1996 | |
| Speaker | |
| Preceded by | M. A. Sattar |
| Succeeded by | Abul Hasnat Abdullah |
| Member of Parliament for Manikganj-1 | |
| In office 5 April 1991 – 27 October 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Siddiqur Rahman |
| Succeeded by | A. B. M. Anowarul Haque |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 February 1933 Manikganj District, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | 16 March 2011 (aged 78) Singapore City, Singapore |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Awards | Ekushey Padak (2005) |
Khondkar Delwar Hossain (1 February 1933 – 16 March 2011) was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician.[1] He served as the secretary general of the party.[2] He was elected five times as a Member of Parliament from constituency Manikganj-1 (Ghior-Doulatpur).[2]
Delwar was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2005 by the government of Bangladesh.[3][1]
Early life and career
Delwar was born in Manikganj in 1933. He obtained his law degree from the University of Dhaka in 1955 and was considered to be an excellent law student. He started his political career through the Bengali Language Movement in 1952. He also contested the 1954 elections from the Jukta Front.[2] In the 1970 Pakistani general election he stood as a nominee of the National Awami Party faction led by Muzaffar Ahmed (NAP (M)).[4]
Hossain died on 16 March 2011 at the age of 78 in a hospital in Singapore City.[2][1]
References
- 1 2 3 "Hossain, Khondakar Delwar". Banglapedia. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- 1 2 3 4 "Delwar passes away". The Daily Star. 17 March 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ↑ "14 to get Ekushey Padak". The Daily Star. 18 February 2005. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ↑ Chakravarty, S. R. (1988). Bangladesh, the Nineteen Seventy-nine Elections. New Delhi: South Asian Publishers. p. 122. ISBN 81-7003-088-9.
Khandakar Delwar Hossain BNP Contested as NAP (M) candidate in 1970 election.