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Moni Swapan Dewan

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Moni Swapan Dewan
Member of Parliament
Hill Rangamati
In office
10 October 2001 – 29 October 2006
Preceded byDeeponkar Talukdar[1]
Succeeded byDeeponkar Talukdar[2]
Personal details
Born (1954-05-18) May 18, 1954 (age 70)
Rangamati, East Bengal
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party

Moni Swapan Dewan (18 May 1954) is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician, ethnic Chakma, and the former Member of Parliament from Chittagong Hill Tracts.[3][4] He is also the former deputy minister for Hill Tracts Affairs.[5]

Career

Dewan was appointed the deputy Minister of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs in the 2001 to 2006 Bangladesh Nationalist Party government.[6] He called for the recognition of ethinic minority in the constitution of Bangladesh in 2006.[7]

References

  1. ^ http://123.49.33.144/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-7th-parliament-members-bangla
  2. ^ http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-9th-parliament-members-bangla
  3. ^ Mohsin, Amena (2003-01-01). The Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh: On the Difficult Road to Peace. Lynne Rienner Publishers. p. 110. ISBN 9781588261380.
  4. ^ "Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh Makes Way to Khaleda's Cabinet". news.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
  5. ^ "Doubts over Bangladesh rebel accord". BBC News. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
  6. ^ Mohsin, Amena (2003-01-01). The Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh: On the Difficult Road to Peace. Lynne Rienner Publishers. p. 120. ISBN 9781588261380.
  7. ^ "Moni Swapan demands amendment of constitution to recognise linguistic minorities". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2017-05-15.