Manu Majumdar

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Manu Majumder
মানু মজুমদার
In office
30 January 2019 – 7 January 2024
Preceded byChhabi Biswas
Succeeded byMustaque Ahmed Ruhi
Member of Parliament
for Netrokona-1
Personal details
Born (1959-08-14) 14 August 1959 (age 64)
Political partyAwami League

Manu Majumdar (born 14 August 1959)[1] is an Awami League politician and the former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Netrokona-1 constituency from 2019-2024.[2]

Early life[edit]

Majumdar was born on 14 August 1959.[1]

Career[edit]

Majumdar hailing from Kishoreganj, Dhaka was elected to parliament from Netrokona-1 as an Awami League candidate 30 December 2018 and later became a voter of Netrokona afterwards.[2] He had received 249,738 votes while his nearest rival, Kaiser Kamal of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, received 16,332 votes.[3] He is the brother-in-law of the previous member of parliament, Chhabi Bishwas, from Netrokona-1.[4] His nominated was protested by Awami League supporters who described him as an "outsider".[4] Majumder's vehicle was vandalised by protestors when he was coming to Netrokona. Majumder worked as a server of Ganabhaban before being nominated as an MP.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Constituency 157". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
  2. ^ a b "Manu Majumdar - মানু মজুমদার". Amarmp. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Netrokona-1 - Constituency detail of Bangladesh General Election 2018". The Daily Star. 2018-11-25. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
  4. ^ a b "Rejected AL aspirants wreak havoc in several districts". Dhaka Tribune. 2018-11-26. Retrieved 2021-06-28.