Showkat Hasanur Rahman Rimon (Bengali: শওকত হাচানুর রহমান রিমন) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and former Member of Parliament from Barguna-2.[1]
Showkat Hasanur Rahman Rimon | |
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| Member of Parliament | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 November 1964 |
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Early life
editRimon born on 25 November 1964. He has a bachelor's and a master's degree in science.[2]
Career
editRimon was elected to Parliament in October 2013 in a by-election following the death of the incumbent Golam Sabur Tulu in a road accident.[3][4] Rimon received 65,813 votes while his nearest rival Golam Sarwar Hiru of Islami Andolon Bangladesh received 57,993 votes.[3] Hiru alleged irregularities in the voting which was denied by Rimon.[3]
Rimon elected to parliament in 2014 from Barguna-2 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate.[5] In March 2016, he was sued by the Bangladesh Election Commission for allegedly violating the electoral code of conduct.[6] In August 2018 he was sued by the Md Idris Chowdhury, president of the Barguna district Tanti League for extortion.[7] He faced some criticism from local Awami League activists for occupying the land of a religious shrine.[8] He also faced flank for allegedly "insulting" a woman at a local arbitration in Barguna.[8]
Rimon was re-elected in 2018 from Barguna-2 in as a candidate of Awami League.[9]
References
edit- ^ "EC to start case against Awami League MP Rimon over 'breach of polls code'". bdnews24.com. Archived from the original on 14 November 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ "Showkat Hasanur Rahman (Rimon)". Amarmp. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ a b c Report, Star Online (3 October 2013). "AL candidate wins Barguna by-polls". The Daily Star. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "Barguna 2 MP Tulu dies in road crash". Dhaka Tribune. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "Showkat Hasanur Rahman (Rimon) History". Amarmp. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ "Case against MP Rimon: Court orders probe". observerbd.com. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ "Barguna MP Showkat sued on extortion charge". The Independent. Dhaka. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ a b "Internal feud leads to highest number of nomination papers sold in Barguna 1,2". Dhaka Tribune. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "List of 11th Parliament Members English". www.parliament.gov.bd. Retrieved 9 July 2021.