Ferdous Ahmed Qureshi
Ferdous Ahmad Qurishi | |
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ড.ফেরদৌস আহমদ কোরেশী | |
President of Progressive Democratic Party | |
Assumed office 7 June 2007 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Chittagong, East Bengal, British Raj (now Bangladesh) | January 14, 1941
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Political party | Progressive Democratic Party |
Other political affiliations | Bangladesh Nationalist Party (until 2007) |
Spouse | Nilufar Panna Qurishi |
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Ferdous Ahmad Qurishi (Bengali: ড. ফেরদৌস আহমদ কোরেশি) is a Bangladeshi politician and chairman of the Progressive Democratic Party.[1]
Career
Qurishi is a journalist, who worked in Desh Barta.[2][self-published source?] In 2004 he formed the Green Party of Bangladesh.[3] He worked in the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. During the rule of the caretaker government from 2007 to 2009 he called for the formation of alternate parties to be created in Bangladesh.[4] He is the chairman of Progressive Democratic Party in Bangladesh.[5]
His party was formed on July 2007 during the military backed caretaker government rule which supported the Party.[6] The party came to be known as the "Kings Party". He joined the Jatiya Jukta Front, an alliance of political parties to compete in the parliamentary elections in 2008.[7] The alliance broke up in the same year.[8] He was the editor of Desh Bangla newspaper in 2012.[9]
References
- ^ Ahmed, Anis (2008-09-25). "Bangladesh's "Battling Begums" rule the roost again". Reuters India. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
- ^ Ahmed, Faruque (2009-03-20). Bengali Journals and Journalism in Britain (1916-2007). Lulu.com. p. 105. ISBN 9780557051137.
- ^ "Ferdous Ahmed Qureshi Forms Green Party in Bangladesh". VOA (in Bengali). 2004-07-31. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
- ^ "Interview With BNP Leader Ferdous Ahmed Qureshi". VOA (in Bengali). Retrieved 2017-02-13.
- ^ "Qureshi for discipline in army". The Daily Star. 2012-01-29. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
- ^ Lansford, Tom (2014). Political Handbook of the World 2014. CQ Press. p. 116. ISBN 9781483386263.
- ^ "PDP joins Jukta Front". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
- ^ Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. 160. ISBN 9780810874534.
- ^ "Call to empower press council". The Financial Express. Dhaka. Archived from the original on 2017-02-14. Retrieved 2017-02-13.