Iqbalur Rahim

Iqbalur Rahim is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent Member of Parliament from Dinajpur-3.[1]

Iqbalur Rahim
Member of Parliament
Personal details
Born (1965-08-16) 16 August 1965
Political partyBangladesh Awami League

Career

Rahim was elected to Parliament from Dinajpur-3 in 2008 as a Bangladesh Awami Candidate.[2][3] He was re-elected on 5 January 2014 from Dinajpur-3.[4]

Rahim laid the foundation stone of a bridge over Dhepa River in Dinajpur on 23 October 2011 and then on 10 November 2011, Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury, Member of Parliament from Dinajpur-2 laid the foundation stone on the other side.[5] On 15 February 2014 he visited Hindu families in Chirirbandar upazila, Dinajpur District attacked by members of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, Islami Chhatra Shibir, and Bangladesh Nationalist Party following the 5 January 2014 General ELections in Bangladesh.[6] He is a whip in the parliament of Bangladesh.[7]

Controversy

Rahim faced criticism after calling three journalists in Dinajpur "bastards" and accused them of publishing fake news.[8]

References
  1. "Orao play to take part in World Festival of Children's Theatre". The Daily Star. 21 June 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  2. "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". amardesh.com. Amar Desh Online. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  3. "MPs-elect vow to fight corruption". The Daily Star. 1 January 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  4. "Search result for Candidates in Constituency Dinajpur-3 | Bangladesh Election Result 2014". election.dhakatribune.com. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 7 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  5. "Two ruling party MPs lay foundation stones separately for one bridge!". The Daily Star. 20 November 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  6. "Victims yet to file any case for fear of reprisal". The Daily Star. 16 February 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  7. "AL submits Hamid's nomination for president". The Daily Star. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  8. "AL lawmaker slams journos". The Daily Star. 10 June 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2018.


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