Kazi Firoz Rashid
Kazi Firoz Rashid | |
|---|---|
কাজী ফিরোজ রশীদ | |
| Member of Parliament for Dhaka-6 | |
| Assumed office 2014 - Present | |
| Preceded by | Mizanur Rahman Khan Dipu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 February 1947 |
| Political party | Jatiya Party |
Kazi Firoz Rashid (born 2 February 1947) is a Jatiya Party politician and the current Member of Parliament from Dhaka-6. He started politics from a very early life, when he was in class nine in school he participated in the movement against Pakistan's the then President General Ayub Khan’ education system. During his study at a University he was elected vice president twice.
Early life
Rashid was born on 2 February 1947. He completed a B.A., M.A., and a LLB.[1]
Career
Rashid was elected to parliament from Dhaka-6 on 5 January 2014 as a candidate of Jatiya Party.[2] In parliament he criticised Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for making Hasanul Haq Inu a government minister.[3] He is the president of Bangladesh Surfing Association.[4] He served as the president of Bangladesh Cinema Halls Owners Association.[5]
Corruption
On 6 April 2016 Anti-Corruption Commission sued Rashid for grabbing the land of diplomat Mohammed Ali in Dhanmondi in 1979.[6][7] Rashid appealed against Anti Corruption in the High Court Of Bangladesh and that case is under procedure as of 9 November 2018.
References
- ^ "Kazi Firoz Rashid". Amarmp.
- ^ "Search result for Candidates in Constituency Dhaka-6 Bangladesh Election Result 2014". election.dhakatribune.com. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 12 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ "After Ashraf, JP MP also criticises Inu". The Daily Star. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ "President of Bangladesh Surfing Association". The New Nation. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ "Ban on Indian films goes". The Daily Star. 26 April 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ "ACC prosecutes JP MP Kazi Firoz Rashid for grabbling land of ex-diplomat". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ "ACC grilling Kazi Firoz Rashid". banglanews24.com. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
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