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==Career==
==Career==
Biswas was elected to parliament in 1996 by elections from [[Khulna-1]] as candidate of Bangladesh Awami League candidate.<ref name="star">{{cite news|title=AL tickets trigger protests in several districts|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-63957|accessdate=8 March 2018|work=The Daily Star|date=19 November 2008|language=en}}</ref> The seat was won in the 1996 general election by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.<ref name="web">{{cite web|title=Parliament Election Result of 1991,1996,2001|url=http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=99|website=web.archive.org|publisher=Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics|accessdate=8 March 2018|date=29 December 2008|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081229001121/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=99|archivedate=29 December 2008}}</ref> In parliament he questioned Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in 1998, if the Chittagong Hill Tracts peace treaty had curbed the rights of Bengali People living there.<ref>{{cite news|title='Rights of Bangalees in CHT not curtailed'|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news/rights-of-bangalees-in-cht-not-curtailed|accessdate=8 March 2018|work=The Daily Star|date=21 January 1998|language=en}}</ref> He was reelected in 2001 from Khulna-1.<ref name="web" />
Biswas was elected to parliament in 1996 by elections from [[Khulna-1]] as candidate of Bangladesh Awami League candidate.<ref name="star">{{cite news|title=AL tickets trigger protests in several districts|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-63957|accessdate=8 March 2018|work=The Daily Star|date=19 November 2008|language=en}}</ref> The seat was won in the 1996 general election by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.<ref name="web">{{cite web|title=Parliament Election Result of 1991,1996,2001|url=http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=99|website=web.archive.org|publisher=Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics|accessdate=8 March 2018|date=29 December 2008|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081229001121/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=99|archivedate=29 December 2022}}</ref> In parliament he questioned Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in 1998, if the Chittagong Hill Tracts peace treaty had curbed the rights of Bengali People living there.<ref>{{cite news|title='Rights of Bangalees in CHT not curtailed'|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news/rights-of-bangalees-in-cht-not-curtailed|accessdate=8 March 2018|work=The Daily Star|date=21 January 1998|language=en}}</ref> He was reelected in 2001 from Khulna-1.<ref name="web" />


In 2008, Biswas lost the Bangladesh Awami League nomination from Khulna-1 to [[Nani Gopal Mandol]].<ref name="star" /> He tried to participate in the Khulna-1 election in 2008 as an independent candidate but withdrew his candidacy on 12 December 2008 before the election.<ref>{{cite news|title=Prominent among who withdraw|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-66765|accessdate=8 March 2018|work=The Daily Star|date=12 December 2008|language=en}}</ref> He was elected to Parliament in 2014 on a Bangladesh Awami League nomination from Khulna-1.<ref>{{cite news|title=Search result for Candidates  in Constituency Khulna-1|url=http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=099|accessdate=8 March 2018|work=election.dhakatribune.com|issue=Bangladesh Election Result 2014|publisher=Dhaka Tribune|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307214326/http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=099|archive-date=7 March 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> He is a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Accounts.<ref>{{cite news|title=Recover Gazipur forest land from grabbers|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/city/recover-gazipur-forest-land-grabbers-104500|accessdate=8 March 2018|work=The Daily Star|date=29 June 2015|language=en}}</ref>
In 2008, Biswas lost the Bangladesh Awami League nomination from Khulna-1 to [[Nani Gopal Mandol]].<ref name="star" /> He tried to participate in the Khulna-1 election in 2008 as an independent candidate but withdrew his candidacy on 12 December 2008 before the election.<ref>{{cite news|title=Prominent among who withdraw|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-66765|accessdate=8 March 2018|work=The Daily Star|date=12 December 2008|language=en}}</ref> He was elected to Parliament in 2014 on a Bangladesh Awami League nomination from Khulna-1.<ref>{{cite news|title=Search result for Candidates  in Constituency Khulna-1|url=http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=099|accessdate=8 March 2018|work=election.dhakatribune.com|issue=Bangladesh Election Result 2014|publisher=Dhaka Tribune|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307214326/http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=099|archive-date=7 March 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> He is a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Accounts.<ref>{{cite news|title=Recover Gazipur forest land from grabbers|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/city/recover-gazipur-forest-land-grabbers-104500|accessdate=8 March 2018|work=The Daily Star|date=29 June 2015|language=en}}</ref>
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Panchanan Biswas
পঞ্চানন বিশ্বাস
Member of Parliament
In office
1996–2001
In office
2001–2007
In office
2014–2018
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byNani Gopal Mandol
Member of Parliament
for Khulna-1
In office
2019 – present
Personal details
Born (1943-10-24) October 24, 1943 (age 82)
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
CommitteesStanding Committee on Public Accounts

Panchanan Biswas is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent Member of Parliament from Khulna-1. He is one of the few Hindu Members of parliament in Bangladesh.[1]

Career[edit | edit source]

Biswas was elected to parliament in 1996 by elections from Khulna-1 as candidate of Bangladesh Awami League candidate.[2] The seat was won in the 1996 general election by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.[3] In parliament he questioned Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in 1998, if the Chittagong Hill Tracts peace treaty had curbed the rights of Bengali People living there.[4] He was reelected in 2001 from Khulna-1.[3]

In 2008, Biswas lost the Bangladesh Awami League nomination from Khulna-1 to Nani Gopal Mandol.[2] He tried to participate in the Khulna-1 election in 2008 as an independent candidate but withdrew his candidacy on 12 December 2008 before the election.[5] He was elected to Parliament in 2014 on a Bangladesh Awami League nomination from Khulna-1.[6] He is a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Accounts.[7]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Mohaiemen, Naeem. "Secularism: Constitution, Law and Representation". archive.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "AL tickets trigger protests in several districts". The Daily Star. 19 November 2008. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Parliament Election Result of 1991,1996,2001". web.archive.org. Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics. 29 December 2008. Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2018. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 29 December 2008 suggested (help)CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. "'Rights of Bangalees in CHT not curtailed'". The Daily Star. 21 January 1998. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  5. "Prominent among who withdraw". The Daily Star. 12 December 2008. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  6. "Search result for Candidates in Constituency Khulna-1". election.dhakatribune.com. No. Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 7 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  7. "Recover Gazipur forest land from grabbers". The Daily Star. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2018.


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