Mohammad Hanif (mayor) - Revision history

UpdateBot: robot: Update article (please report if you notice any mistake or error in this edit)

2022-02-27T18:53:50Z

robot: Update article (please report if you notice any mistake or error in this edit)

← Older revision		Revision as of 00:23, 28 February 2022
Line 1:		Line 1:
			{{short description\|Bangladeshi politician}}

	{{For\|those of a similar name\|Mohammad Hanif (disambiguation){{!}}Mohammad Hanif}}		{{For\|those of a similar name\|Mohammad Hanif (disambiguation){{!}}Mohammad Hanif}}
	{{Infobox officeholder		{{Infobox officeholder
Line 24:		Line 26:

	==Career==		==Career==
	Hanif started his political career when he was ~~still a~~ student.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Hanif's death anniversary today \|url=http://dev.thedailystar.net/city/hanifs-death-anniversary-today-1321504 \|newspaper=The Daily Star \|date=2016-11-28 \|access-date=2017-01-12 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113140615/http://dev.thedailystar.net/city/hanifs-death-anniversary-today-1321504 \|archive-date=2017-01-13 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> He was an elected parliament member from Dhaka-12 constituency in 1973 and served as a whip of the National Parliament.<ref name=star/> He also served as the president of Dhaka City Awami League.<ref name=star1/>		Hanif started his political career when he was student.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Hanif's death anniversary today \|url=http://dev.thedailystar.net/city/hanifs-death-anniversary-today-1321504 \|newspaper=The Daily Star \|date=2016-11-28 \|access-date=2017-01-12 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113140615/http://dev.thedailystar.net/city/hanifs-death-anniversary-today-1321504 \|archive-date=2017-01-13 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> He was an elected parliament member from Dhaka-12 constituency in 1973 and served as a whip of the National Parliament.<ref name=star/> He also served as the president of Dhaka City Awami League for long time.<ref name=star1/>

	Hanif was elected the mayor of Dhaka City Corporation on 12 March 1994, the first elected mayor of Dhaka City corporation. The election was held under the Dhaka city act of 1993.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Reminiscing Dhaka's Legacy \|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/star-weekend/heritage/reminiscing-dhakas-legacy-80994 \|newspaper=The Daily Star \|date=2015-05-08 \|access-date=2017-01-12}}</ref> As mayor he tried to increase the power of the city corporation. He asked to have the management of [[Dhaka Metropolitan Police\|Dhaka Metropolitan police]], [[Dhaka Electric Supply Company Limited\|Dhaka electricity supply company]] and other utilities companies transferred to Dhaka City Corporation from the national government. A move that drew opposition from the national government.<ref>{{cite book \|last1=McCarney \|first1=Patricia Louise \|last2=Stren \|first2=Richard E. \|date=2003 \|title=Governance on the Ground: Innovations and Discontinuities in Cities of the Developing World \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jelBUTl1c5AC&pg=PA197 \|publisher=Woodrow Wilson Center Press \|pages=198 \|isbn=9780801878510}}</ref>		Hanif was elected the mayor of Dhaka City Corporation on 12 March 1994, the first elected mayor of Dhaka City corporation. The election was held under the Dhaka city act of 1993.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Reminiscing Dhaka's Legacy \|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/star-weekend/heritage/reminiscing-dhakas-legacy-80994 \|newspaper=The Daily Star \|date=2015-05-08 \|access-date=2017-01-12}}</ref> As mayor he tried to increase the power of the city corporation. He asked to have the management of [[Dhaka Metropolitan Police\|Dhaka Metropolitan police]], [[Dhaka Electric Supply Company Limited\|Dhaka electricity supply company]] and other utilities companies transferred to Dhaka City Corporation from the national government. A move that drew opposition from the national government.<ref>{{cite book \|last1=McCarney \|first1=Patricia Louise \|last2=Stren \|first2=Richard E. \|date=2003 \|title=Governance on the Ground: Innovations and Discontinuities in Cities of the Developing World \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jelBUTl1c5AC&pg=PA197 \|publisher=Woodrow Wilson Center Press \|pages=198 \|isbn=9780801878510}}</ref>
Line 33:		Line 35:

	==Death and legacy==		==Death and legacy==
	Hanif was taken to [[Bumrungrad International Hospital\|Bumrungrad Hospital]] in [[Bangkok]] on February 10, 2006 and returned on August 25 after a six-month treatment.<ref name=star1>{{cite news \|date=November 29, 2006 \|title=Hanif laid to rest \|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2006/11/29/d61129011510.htm \|newspaper=The Daily Star}}</ref> On 28 November 2006, he died at Apollo Hospital due to multiple organ failures.<ref name=star/>		Hanif was taken to [[Bumrungrad International Hospital\|Bumrungrad Hospital]] in [[Bangkok]] on February 10, 2006, and returned on August 25 after a six-month treatment.<ref name=star1>{{cite news \|date=November 29, 2006 \|title=Hanif laid to rest \|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2006/11/29/d61129011510.htm \|newspaper=The Daily Star}}</ref> On 28 November 2006, he died at Apollo Hospital due to multiple organ failures.<ref name=star/>

	The largest flyover in Bangladesh,<ref>{{cite news \|title=Mayor Mohammad Hanif Flyover opens to traffic \|url=http://archive.dhakatribune.com/pm/2013/oct/11/pm-opens-jatrabari-gulistan-flyover \|newspaper=Dhaka Tribune \|access-date=2017-01-12}}</ref> located in Dhaka, ''Mayor Mohammad Hanif Flyover'', is named after him.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Hanif Flyover: Increased toll creates chaos \|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/increased-toll-creates-chaos/ \|newspaper=The Daily Star \|date=8 November 2013}}</ref>		The largest flyover in Bangladesh,<ref>{{cite news \|title=Mayor Mohammad Hanif Flyover opens to traffic \|url=http://archive.dhakatribune.com/pm/2013/oct/11/pm-opens-jatrabari-gulistan-flyover \|newspaper=Dhaka Tribune \|access-date=2017-01-12}}</ref> located in Dhaka, ''Mayor Mohammad Hanif Flyover'', is named after him.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Hanif Flyover: Increased toll creates chaos \|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/increased-toll-creates-chaos/ \|newspaper=The Daily Star \|date=8 November 2013}}</ref>

->Monkbot: Task 18 (cosmetic): eval 10 templates: del empty params (4×);

2021-01-03T01:53:34Z

Task 18 (cosmetic): eval 10 templates: del empty params (4×);

New page

{{For|those of a similar name|Mohammad Hanif (disambiguation){{!}}Mohammad Hanif}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Mohammad Hanif
| native_name = মোহাম্মদ হানিফ
| image = Mohammad Hanif (mayor).jpg
| office = 1st [[Dhaka City Corporation|Mayor of Dhaka]]
| successor = [[Sadeque Hossain Khoka]]
| party = [[Bangladesh Awami League]]
| death_date = {{death date|2006|11|28|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Dhaka]], Bangladesh
| resting_place = Azimpur Graveyard
| citizenship = Bangladeshi
| children = [[Sayeed Khokon]]
| term_start = 12 March 1994
| term_end = 4 April 2002
| spouse = Fatema Hanif
| predecessor = [[Mirza Abbas]]
| primeminister =
* [[Khaleda Zia]]
* [[Sheikh Hasina]]
}}

'''Mohammad Hanif''' (died 28 November 2006) was a Bangladeshi politician who served as Mayor of [[Dhaka City Corporation]] from 1994 until 2002.<ref name=star>{{cite news |date=November 28, 2010 |title=Mayor Hanif's death anniversary today |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=163943 |newspaper=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]]}}</ref>

==Career==
Hanif started his political career when he was still a student.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hanif's death anniversary today |url=http://dev.thedailystar.net/city/hanifs-death-anniversary-today-1321504 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=2016-11-28 |access-date=2017-01-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113140615/http://dev.thedailystar.net/city/hanifs-death-anniversary-today-1321504 |archive-date=2017-01-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was an elected parliament member from Dhaka-12 constituency in 1973 and served as a whip of the National Parliament.<ref name=star/> He also served as the president of Dhaka City Awami League.<ref name=star1/>

Hanif was elected the mayor of Dhaka City Corporation on 12 March 1994, the first elected mayor of Dhaka City corporation. The election was held under the Dhaka city act of 1993.<ref>{{cite news |title=Reminiscing Dhaka's Legacy |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/star-weekend/heritage/reminiscing-dhakas-legacy-80994 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=2015-05-08 |access-date=2017-01-12}}</ref> As mayor he tried to increase the power of the city corporation. He asked to have the management of [[Dhaka Metropolitan Police|Dhaka Metropolitan police]], [[Dhaka Electric Supply Company Limited|Dhaka electricity supply company]] and other utilities companies transferred to Dhaka City Corporation from the national government. A move that drew opposition from the national government.<ref>{{cite book |last1=McCarney |first1=Patricia Louise |last2=Stren |first2=Richard E. |date=2003 |title=Governance on the Ground: Innovations and Discontinuities in Cities of the Developing World |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jelBUTl1c5AC&pg=PA197 |publisher=Woodrow Wilson Center Press |pages=198 |isbn=9780801878510}}</ref>

On 15 February 1996 the [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] led by [[Khaleda Zia]] held [[February 1996 Bangladeshi general election|national elections]] which were boycotted by all major parties. The voter turnout was 21% with Bangladesh Nationalist Party winning all the parliamentary seats.<ref name=":0">[[Dieter Nohlen]], Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I'', p525 {{ISBN|0-19-924958-X}}</ref> He set up Janatar Mancha (Peoples stages) demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Khaleda Zia in front of [[National Press Club (Bangladesh)|Bangladesh National Press Club]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8PltAAAAMAAJ&q=mayor+Mohammad+Hanif|title=Sheikh Hasina, prime minister of Bangladesh|last=Āhameda|first=Sirājuddīna|date=1998-01-01|publisher=UBS Publishers' Distributors|isbn=9788174762207|language=en}}</ref> He played a vital role in the protests that forced the government to hold elections, which the Bangladesh Awami League won.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yUFQAQAAIAAJ&q=mayor+Mohammad+Hanif|title=The Making of Caretaker Government and Present Crisis|last1=Ahmad|first1=Shamim|last2=Khan|first2=Mazharul Islam|last3=Karim|first3=Rezaul|date=2005-01-01|publisher=NewsNetwork|isbn=9789848363348|pages=77|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" />

Hanif suffered splinter injuries during the [[2004 Dhaka grenade attack]] on a [[Bangladesh Awami League]] rally on Bangabandhu Avenue in Dhaka.<ref>{{cite news |date=November 28, 2013 |title=Mohammad Hanif's 7th death anniversary today |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/print_post/mohammad-hanifs-7th-death-anniversary-today-797 |newspaper=The Daily Star}}</ref>

==Death and legacy==
Hanif was taken to [[Bumrungrad International Hospital|Bumrungrad Hospital]] in [[Bangkok]] on February 10, 2006 and returned on August 25 after a six-month treatment.<ref name=star1>{{cite news |date=November 29, 2006 |title=Hanif laid to rest |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2006/11/29/d61129011510.htm |newspaper=The Daily Star}}</ref> On 28 November 2006, he died at Apollo Hospital due to multiple organ failures.<ref name=star/>

The largest flyover in Bangladesh,<ref>{{cite news |title=Mayor Mohammad Hanif Flyover opens to traffic |url=http://archive.dhakatribune.com/pm/2013/oct/11/pm-opens-jatrabari-gulistan-flyover |newspaper=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=2017-01-12}}</ref> located in Dhaka, ''Mayor Mohammad Hanif Flyover'', is named after him.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hanif Flyover: Increased toll creates chaos |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/increased-toll-creates-chaos/ |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=8 November 2013}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{s-start}}
{{s-new|creation}}
{{s-ttl|title=Mayor of Dhaka City Corporation|years=1994–2002}}
{{s-aft|after=[[Sadeque Hossain Khoka]]}}
{{s-end}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hanif, Mohammad}}
[[Category:2006 deaths]]
[[Category:Awami League politicians]]
[[Category:Burials at Azimpur Graveyard]]
[[Category:Mayors of Dhaka]]