Majibur Rahman Sarwar

Majibur Rahman Sarwar is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) politician. He is the former mayor of Barisal City Corporation and former member of parliament for Barisal-5.

Advocate Majibur Rahman Sarwar
মজিবর রহমান সরোয়ার
Mayor of Barisal
In office
2003–2007
Preceded byAhsan Habib Kamal
Succeeded byAwlad Hossain Dilu
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament
for Barisal-5
In office
1991–1996
Preceded byAbdur Rahman Biswas
Succeeded byNasim Biswas
In office
1998–2014
Preceded byNasim Biswas
Succeeded byShawkat Hossain Hiron
Personal details
BornBarisal, East Pakistan
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party
Residence(s)Barisal

Career

Sarwar was elected to parliament from Barisal-5 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 1991, 1998, 2001, and 2008.[1][2] He is the Joint Secretary General of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[3]

In 2018, Sarwar contested the Barisal City mayoral election but withdrew before the voting was completed alleging irregularities with the voting.[4] He was nominated by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party to contest the 2018 General Election from Barisal-5.[5]

References
  1. "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results - Amar Desh Online". Amar Desh. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  2. "Parliament Election Result of 1991,1996,2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  3. "Division within BNP leadership". The Independent. Dhaka. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  4. "BNP, CPB, IAB boycott Barisal city polls". The Daily Star. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  5. "US diplomats hold closed-door meeting with Barisal BNP candidate". Dhaka Tribune. 29 December 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2019.


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