Habibur Rahman Habib

Habibur Rahman Habib (Birth: 27 November 1972) is a Bangladeshi politician and the incumbent Member of Bangladesh Parliament from Sylhet-3.[1][2][3]

Habibur Rahman Habib
Member of Parliament
for Sylhet-3
Assumed office
4 September 2021
Preceded byMahmud Us Samad Chowdhury
Personal details
Born27 November 1972
Sylhet
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
Alma materMurari Chand College

Birth and early life

Habibur Rahman Habib was born on 27 November 1972 in Kamalbazar village of Dakshin Surma upazila of Sylhet district. He passed BA from Sylhet MC College. He started living in the UK in 1995.[4]

Career

Habib was involved in BCL politics in 1986 when he was in eighth grade. He was the Acting General Secretary of the London Juba League and the Joint General Secretary of the United Kingdom Juba League. Habib served as a member of the United Kingdom Awami League and Secretary of Relief and Social Welfare. He is a member of Sylhet District Awami League.[4]

He was elected to parliament from Sylhet-3 on 4 September 2021 in a by-election as a candidate of Awami League.[5] He had received 90,064 votes while his nearest rival, Atiqur Rahman Atiq of Jatiya Party, received 65,312 votes.[5] The election had a low turnout.[6] The by-election were called after the death of incumbent and Awami League politician Mahmud Us Samad Chowdhury on 11 March 2021.[5]

References
  1. সিলেট-৩ আসনের উপ-নির্বাচনে আ.লীগের হাবিব নির্বাচিত. dhakapost.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-09-04.
  2. "AL candidate Habib takes lead in by-poll to Sylhet-3". Risingbd.com. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
  3. "AL candidate wins Sylhet-3 by-poll". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
  4. সিলেট-৩ আসনে উপনির্বাচনে হাবিবুর পেলেন নৌকার টিকিট. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-09-07.
  5. "Awami League's Habib wins Sylhet 3 by-polls with massive margin". Dhaka Tribune. 2021-09-04. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
  6. "Low voter turnout as Sylhet-3 by-polls in progress". The Daily Star. 2021-09-04. Retrieved 2021-09-06.


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