Hossain Mokbul Shahriar

Hossain Mokbul Shahriar (Bengali: হোসেন মকবুল শাহরিয়ার) is a Jatiya Party (Ershad) politician and a Jatiya Sangsad member from the Rangpur-1 constituency. He is the nephew of Hussain Mohammad Ershad, a former President of Bangladesh.[1]

Hossain Mokbul Shahriar
হোসেন মকবুল শাহরিয়ার
Member of Parliament
for Rangpur-1
In office
25 January 2009 – 24 January 2014
Preceded byMoshiur Rahman Ranga
Succeeded byMoshiur Rahman Ranga
Personal details
Born (1974-06-18) June 18, 1974
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyJatiya Party (Ershad)
Parent
RelativesHM Ershad, GM Quader (uncles) Saad Ershad (Cousin)

Early life and family

Shahriar was born on 18 July 1974 to a Bengali Muslim family in Rangpur, Bangladesh. His father, Mozammel Hossain Lalu, has roots in Dinhata in present-day India. His paternal grandfather, Maqbul Hossain, was a lawyer and served as a minister of the erstwhile Maharaja of Cooch Behar.[2]

Career

Shahriar was elected to parliament from Rangpur-1 as a Jatiya Party candidate in 2008.[3] In January 2012, he and his men vandalized Rangpur Medical College Hospital and threatened the hospital director. He wanted the hospital to recruit his men for vacancies at the hospital. A case was filed against Shahriar with Rangpur Police Station over the clash.[4][5]

In 2017, Shahriar was expelled from Jatiya Party by Ershad for contesting Rangpur City mayoral election as an independent candidate against the official candidate of Jatiya Party.[6] He ran as an independent candidate in the Rangpur-3 by-election and lost to his cousin Saad Ershad.[7]

References
  1. "Battle of cousins heats up". The Daily Star. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  2. গোলাম মোহাম্মদ কাদের (জি এম কাদের)- এর জীবন বৃত্তান্ত. gmquader.com. Retrieved 2019-04-15.
  3. "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results - Amar Desh Online". amardesh.com. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  4. "Rangpur MP sued for chaos in hospital". The Daily Star. 30 January 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  5. "MP's attack backfires". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  6. "Ershad sacks nephew from party". Daily Sun. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  7. "Voting ends in Rangpur 3 by-polls". Dhaka Tribune. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.


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