Jafar Alam is a Bangladeshi politician and a former member of the Bangladesh Parliament from Cox's Bazar-1.
Jafar Alam | |
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জাফর আলম | |
Member of Parliament for Cox's Bazar-1 | |
In office 2015[1]–2024[2] | |
Preceded by | Hasina Ahmed |
Succeeded by | Syed Muhammad Ibrahim |
Personal details | |
Born | Chakaria, Cox's Bazar | June 12, 1957
Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Education | M.A, B.A (Hons) |
Occupation | Business |
Career
editAlam was elected to parliament from Cox's Bazar-1 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate on 30 December 2018.[3][4] He was elected after Hasina Ahmed on that seat at 9th parliament. So Alam served for the second term.[citation needed]
Having failed to get the Awami League's nomination for the 2024 Bangladeshi general election, Alam ran unsuccessfully as an independent candidate.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ "Constituency 294 10th". Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ "Constituency 294 11th". Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original on 27 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ "Cox's Bazar-1 Constituency AL candidate Jafar Alam's nomination final". The New Nation. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- ^ "Cox%27s%20Bazar-1 - Constituency detail of Bangladesh General Election 2018". The Daily Star. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- ^ "Cox's Bazar-1: Jafar Alam quits polls alleging 'rigging by BGB, intelligence agency'". Prothom Alo. 7 January 2024.
- ^ "AL candidates win in 3 seats out of 4 in Cox's Bazar". Daily Sun. 9 January 2024.