Nazrul_Islam_Babu

Nazrul Islam Babu

Nazrul Islam Babu

Bangladeshi politician

This article is about the Bangladeshi politician. For the Bangladeshi lyricist, see Nazrul Islam Babu (lyricist).

Nazrul Islam Babu (Bengali: মোঃ নজরুল ইসলাম বাবু) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent member of parliament for Narayanganj-2.

Quick Facts Member of the Bangladesh Parliament for Narayanganj-2, Preceded by ...

Early life

Babu was born on 10 March 1967.[1] He was general secretary of the Bangladesh Chhatra League, the student wing of the Awami League, from 2002 to 2006.[2][3]

Career

Babu was a leader of the Bangladesh Chhatra League.[4]

Babu was elected to Parliament in 2008 from Narayanganj-2 as a candidate of the Awami League.[5] He received 117,435 votes while his nearest rival, A. M. Badruzzaman Khan of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, received 78,675.[6] He represents Araihazar Upazila.[7] He was member of the Member of the parliamentary standing committee on Shipping Ministry.[8]

Babu was re-elected in 2014 from Narayanganj-2 unopposed after the main opposition parties boycotted the elected.[9][10]

Babu was re-elected in 2018 from Narayanganj-2 as a candidate of the Awami League.[11][12] He received 232,722 votes while his nearest rival, Nazrul Islam Azad of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, 5,012 votes.[11]

In October 2019, the National Board of Revenue sough bank information from Babu and his wife.[4] He owns M/S Babu Enterprise, M/S Star Trading Co, M/S Suchana Dying Printing Weaving Industries, and Suchana Dyeing and Printing Limited.[4]

In 2020, Babu led a parliamentary enquiry into alleged corruption in the purchase of books for Sheikh Mujib corners in government primary schools across Bangladesh.[13]

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    যেমন আছেন ছাত্রলীগের সাবেক নেতারা [Such are the former leaders of Chhatra League]. Jago News 24 (in Bengali). 4 January 2018.
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    "Accounts of AL Lawmaker, Wife: NBR asks banks to give info". The Daily Star. 2019-10-23. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
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    "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
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    "Election Results 2008". Amar Desh. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
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    Correspondent, Our; N'ganj (2009-07-21). "N'ganj beset with various problems". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
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    "Marine academy to be set up at N'ganj". The Daily Star. 2010-03-14. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
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    "Md. Nazrul Islam Babu History". Amarmp. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
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    Ahmed, Taib (15 December 2013). "AL closer to majority before voting". New Age. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
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    "Narayanganj-2 - Constituency detail of Bangladesh General Election 2018". The Daily Star. 2018-11-25. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
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    "AL candidates". The Daily Star. 2018-12-08. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
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    "'Corruption in purchasing books for Bangabandhu Corner at schools': Probe body formed". The Daily Star. 2020-08-26. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
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