Zainul Abdin Farroque
Zainul Abdin Farroque | |
|---|---|
জয়নুল আবেদীন ফারুক | |
| Member of Parliament - Noakhali-1 | |
| In office 1991–2006 | |
| Preceded by | Moudud Ahmed |
| Succeeded by | Mahbub Uddin Khokon |
| Member of Parliament - Noakhali-2 | |
| In office 2008–2013 | |
| Preceded by | MA Hashem |
| Succeeded by | Morshed Alam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 December 1949 Noakhali District, East Pakistan |
| Nationality |  Bangladesh |
| Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | 
Mukti Bahini |
| Battles/wars | Bangladesh Liberation War |
Zainul Abdin Farroque is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and the former Member of Parliament from Noakhali-2 and Noakhali-1.[1][2]
Early life
Zainul Abdin Farroque was born on 10 December 1949.[3]
Career
In 2009 Farroque was elected to Parliament as an opposition Member of Parliament and appointed the opposition whip. On 6 July 2011 he was injured by members of Bangladesh Police in an opposition demonstration near the Bangladesh Parliament.[4] He sued the police officers involved and filled a 100 million taka lawsuit against the government. The case was dismissed after investigators submitted a Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Hasibul Haque blaming Farroque for the incident.[5]
Farroque was arrested on 3 July 2017 by Bangladesh Police on cases that accused him of sabotage during protests against the government.[6] He was granted bail on 6 September 2017 in two cases over protests against Bangladesh Awami League government.[7] He is an adviser to former Prime Minister and Chairman of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Khaleda Zia.[8]
References
- ^ "Name of Committees for 9th Parliament (English)". parliament.gov.bd. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ "List of 8th Parliament Members". www.parliament.gov.bd. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
- ^ "Profile Mr. Zainul Abdin Farroque". tritiyomatra.com. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2011. Government Printing Office. p. 2082. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ "Zainul Abdin files damage suit". The Daily Star. 5 October 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ "BNP leader Zainul Abedin Farroque lands in jail in 'sabotage' cases". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ "BNP's Farroque, 28 others get bail". The Daily Star. 6 September 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ "BNP intends to stand by govt on Rohingya issue, says Farroque". The Daily Sun. Retrieved 20 February 2018.