Nizam Uddin Hazari | |
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Member of Parliament | |
Assumed office 29 January 2014 | |
Preceded by | Joynal Abedin |
Constituency | Feni-2 |
Personal details | |
Born | 1 January 1966 Feni Sadar Upazila, Feni District, Bangladesh |
Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Occupation | Politician |
Nizam Uddin Hazari ( Bengali: নিজাম উদ্দিন হাজারী) is an Awami League politician and member of parliament from Feni-2.
Uddin was born on 1 January 1966. [1] He has a B.com degree. [1] His mother was Dil Afroze Begum and his father was Zainal Abedin. [2]
Uddin started politics while he was a student of Chittagong Govt. Commerce College. [3] In the 1990s Uddin worked under AJM Nasir Uddin in Chittagong. [4] Uddin was sentenced to jail on an arms case on 22 March 1992. [5] He returned to Feni in 1997 to work under Joynal Hazari. [4]
On 16 August 2000, a court in Chittagong sentenced Uddin to ten years imprisonment on an arms case. [5] He was released after serving five years in jail. [5] [6] He had appealed against the verdict with Bangladesh High Court and Bangladesh Supreme Court. [5]
Uddin was mayor of Feni in 2011. [5]
Uddin was elected to parliament from Feni-2 in 2014 unopposed as the election was boycotted by all major political parties. [7] He resigned from the post of Mayor of Feni to participate in the election. [5]
In May 2014, Ekramul Haque, Chairperson of Fulgazi Upazila, was assassinated. All of the accused were followers of Uddin. [4] Uddin and Joynal Hazari blamed each other over the murder. [8] According to The Daily Star, Uddin is believed to be behind the murder but he was not charged in case. [9]
On 8 June 2014, Bangladesh High Court issued a ruling asking the Election Commission, Government of Bangladesh, and Uddin to explain why his parliamentary membership should not be cancelled due to his conviction in the arms case. [3] Two subsequent benches of Bangladesh High Court said they were "too embarrassed" to hear the case and it was delayed. [3]
Hearing in the case over Uddin's parliamentary seat began on 19 June 2016 under justices Md Emdadul Huq and Md Iqbal Kabir who deferred the verdict. [3] On 2 March 2018, Justice Md Abu Zafor Siddique gave a verdict in favor of Uddin that allowed him to keep his parliamentary seat. [10]
In January 2017, Uddin sued the editor, Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury, of the Daily Observer over a report in the newspaper that described him as a drug lord. [11] In November 2017, Bangladesh Nationalist Party alleged Uddin of being responsible for an attack on the convoy of Khaleda Zia, former Prime Minister and Chairperson of Bangladesh Nationalist Party. [12]
Uddin was re-elected in 2018 from Feni-2 as a candidate of Awami League. [13] He is Trustee Board member of Feni University. [14]
Uddin visited Feni jail without permission and violating rules numerous times in 2019 to visit imprisoned Jubo League leaders. [15]
Nizam Uddin Hazari | |
---|---|
Member of Parliament | |
Assumed office 29 January 2014 | |
Preceded by | Joynal Abedin |
Constituency | Feni-2 |
Personal details | |
Born | 1 January 1966 Feni Sadar Upazila, Feni District, Bangladesh |
Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Occupation | Politician |
Nizam Uddin Hazari ( Bengali: নিজাম উদ্দিন হাজারী) is an Awami League politician and member of parliament from Feni-2.
Uddin was born on 1 January 1966. [1] He has a B.com degree. [1] His mother was Dil Afroze Begum and his father was Zainal Abedin. [2]
Uddin started politics while he was a student of Chittagong Govt. Commerce College. [3] In the 1990s Uddin worked under AJM Nasir Uddin in Chittagong. [4] Uddin was sentenced to jail on an arms case on 22 March 1992. [5] He returned to Feni in 1997 to work under Joynal Hazari. [4]
On 16 August 2000, a court in Chittagong sentenced Uddin to ten years imprisonment on an arms case. [5] He was released after serving five years in jail. [5] [6] He had appealed against the verdict with Bangladesh High Court and Bangladesh Supreme Court. [5]
Uddin was mayor of Feni in 2011. [5]
Uddin was elected to parliament from Feni-2 in 2014 unopposed as the election was boycotted by all major political parties. [7] He resigned from the post of Mayor of Feni to participate in the election. [5]
In May 2014, Ekramul Haque, Chairperson of Fulgazi Upazila, was assassinated. All of the accused were followers of Uddin. [4] Uddin and Joynal Hazari blamed each other over the murder. [8] According to The Daily Star, Uddin is believed to be behind the murder but he was not charged in case. [9]
On 8 June 2014, Bangladesh High Court issued a ruling asking the Election Commission, Government of Bangladesh, and Uddin to explain why his parliamentary membership should not be cancelled due to his conviction in the arms case. [3] Two subsequent benches of Bangladesh High Court said they were "too embarrassed" to hear the case and it was delayed. [3]
Hearing in the case over Uddin's parliamentary seat began on 19 June 2016 under justices Md Emdadul Huq and Md Iqbal Kabir who deferred the verdict. [3] On 2 March 2018, Justice Md Abu Zafor Siddique gave a verdict in favor of Uddin that allowed him to keep his parliamentary seat. [10]
In January 2017, Uddin sued the editor, Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury, of the Daily Observer over a report in the newspaper that described him as a drug lord. [11] In November 2017, Bangladesh Nationalist Party alleged Uddin of being responsible for an attack on the convoy of Khaleda Zia, former Prime Minister and Chairperson of Bangladesh Nationalist Party. [12]
Uddin was re-elected in 2018 from Feni-2 as a candidate of Awami League. [13] He is Trustee Board member of Feni University. [14]
Uddin visited Feni jail without permission and violating rules numerous times in 2019 to visit imprisoned Jubo League leaders. [15]