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'''Kamal Ahmed | '''Kamal Ahmed Mojumder''' (born 3 March 1950) is a [[Bangladesh Awami League]] politician and the incumbent [[Jatiya Sangsad]] member from [[Dhaka-15]] since its inception in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/bn/mps-bangla/members-of-parliament-bangla/current-mps-bangla/2014-03-23-11-45-04?layout=edit&id=2092|title=Constituency 188_10th_En|last=Majumder|first=Kamal Ahmed|website=Bangladesh Parliament|language=bn-bd|access-date=7 September 2022}}</ref> | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Majumder graduated with a B.A. degree.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kamal Ahmed Majumder Biography|url=https://amarmp.com/mp/608/biography|website=Amarmp|accessdate=11 February | Majumder graduated with a B.A. degree.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kamal Ahmed Majumder Biography|url=https://amarmp.com/mp/608/biography|website=Amarmp|accessdate=11 February 2022}}</ref> | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
Majumder contested the controversial by-election in Mirpur on 3 February 1993. He lost the election to Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate Sayed Muhammad Mohsin.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Chowdhury |first1=Mahfuzul H. |year=2017 |orig-year=First published 2003 |title=Democratization in South Asia: Lessons from American Institutions |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jFM8DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT128 |publisher=Routledge |language=en |isbn=978-1-351-77391-1}}</ref> He was arrested in August 2002 by [[Bangladesh Police]] during the [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] government. [[Amnesty International]] feared that he would be tortured in custody.<ref>{{cite web|title=Document|url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/asa13/010/2002/en/|website=amnesty.org|language=en}}</ref> | Majumder contested the controversial by-election in Mirpur on 3 February 1993. He lost the election to Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate Sayed Muhammad Mohsin.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Chowdhury |first1=Mahfuzul H. |year=2017 |orig-year=First published 2003 |title=Democratization in South Asia: Lessons from American Institutions |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jFM8DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT128 |publisher=Routledge |language=en |isbn=978-1-351-77391-1}}</ref> He was arrested in August 2002 by [[Bangladesh Police]] during the [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] government. [[Amnesty International]] feared that he would be tortured in custody.<ref>{{cite web|title=Document|url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/asa13/010/2002/en/|website=amnesty.org|language=en}}</ref> | ||
Majumder was elected to Parliament in the [[2008 Bangladeshi general election]], beating Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate [[Muhammad Hamidullah Khan]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Bangladesh Parliament Election|url=http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=181&Year=2008|website=amardesh.com|publisher=Amar Desh Online|accessdate=11 February | Majumder was elected to Parliament in the [[2008 Bangladeshi general election]], beating Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate [[Muhammad Hamidullah Khan]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Bangladesh Parliament Election|url=http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=181&Year=2008|website=amardesh.com|publisher=Amar Desh Online|accessdate=11 February 2022}}</ref> On 22 October 2013 his car was attacked with Molotov cocktails outside Mohona TV.<ref>{{cite news|title=Cocktail hurled at MP Kamal Majumder's car|url=http://www.clickittefaq.com/cocktail-hurled-at-mp-kamal-majumders-car/|accessdate=11 February 2018|work=Ittefaq}}</ref> He was elected to Parliament in the General Election 2014 as a candidate of Bangladesh Awami League from [[Dhaka-15]]. He beat his nearest rival Ekhlas Uddin Molla, an independent candidate by 26,786 votes.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bangladesh Election Result 2014|url=http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates?constituency_id=188|accessdate=11 February 2018|work=election.dhakatribune.com|publisher=Dhaka Tribune}}</ref> Majumder is the chairman of [[Mohona TV]], a private television channel.<ref name="tvmd">{{cite news|title=Mohona TVMD dies|url=http://www.daily-sun.com/printversion/details/229819/Mohona-TVMD-dies|accessdate=11 February 2018|work=Daily Sun|language=en}}</ref> He is a member of the Parliamentary standing committee on Housing and Public Works Ministry.<ref>{{cite news|title=Amendments suggested to Cox's Bazar Development Authority Bill 2015|url=http://www.bssnews.net/newsDetails.php?cat=0&id=549261&date=2016-01-26|accessdate=11 February 2018|work=bssnews.net|publisher=BSS|language=en}}</ref> | ||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
Majumder is married to Shahida Majumdar. She is the daughter of Syed Yasin.Shahida was sued by Bangladesh Anti Corruption Commission for possession of illegal wealth.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kamal Majumder's wife surrenders to court|url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/2008/04/08/kamal-majumder-s-wife-surrenders-to-court|accessdate=11 February 2018|work=bdnews24.com}}</ref> His son, Ziauddin Ahmed Majumder Jewel, was the managing director of | Majumder is married to Shahida Majumdar. She is the daughter of Syed Yasin.Shahida was sued by Bangladesh Anti Corruption Commission for possession of illegal wealth.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kamal Majumder's wife surrenders to court|url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/2008/04/08/kamal-majumder-s-wife-surrenders-to-court|accessdate=11 February 2018|work=bdnews24.com}}</ref> His son, Ziauddin Ahmed Majumder Jewel, was the managing director of Mohona TV.<ref name="tvmd" /> Jewel was sentenced to 40 years in jail in 2002 for the murder of Shipu, a cell phone trader in Banani.<ref>{{cite book|title=Asian News Digest: A Weekly Record on Governance, Economy, Development, Human Rights, and Environment|date=2002|publisher=Asian News Chroniclers|page=2402|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=daAUAQAAIAAJ&q=Kamal+Ahmed+Majumder|accessdate=11 February 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Kamal Majumder's son, four others get 40 years|url=https://article.wn.com/view/2002/11/01/Kamal_Majumders_son_four_others_get_40_years/|accessdate=11 February 2018|work=article.wn.com|language=en}}</ref> Jewel died on 29 May 2017.<ref name="tvmd" /> | ||
==Controversy== | ==Controversy== | ||
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Revision as of 02:35, 4 October 2022
Kamal Ahmed Majumder | |
|---|---|
কামাল আহমেদ মজুমদার | |
.jpg) Majumder in 2013 | |
| Member of Parliament for Dhaka-15 | |
| Assumed office January 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 March 1950 Feni, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Occupation | Politician |
Kamal Ahmed Mojumder (born 3 March 1950) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member from Dhaka-15 since its inception in 2009.[1]
Early life
Majumder graduated with a B.A. degree.[2]
Career
Majumder contested the controversial by-election in Mirpur on 3 February 1993. He lost the election to Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate Sayed Muhammad Mohsin.[3] He was arrested in August 2002 by Bangladesh Police during the Bangladesh Nationalist Party government. Amnesty International feared that he would be tortured in custody.[4]
Majumder was elected to Parliament in the 2008 Bangladeshi general election, beating Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate Muhammad Hamidullah Khan.[5] On 22 October 2013 his car was attacked with Molotov cocktails outside Mohona TV.[6] He was elected to Parliament in the General Election 2014 as a candidate of Bangladesh Awami League from Dhaka-15. He beat his nearest rival Ekhlas Uddin Molla, an independent candidate by 26,786 votes.[7] Majumder is the chairman of Mohona TV, a private television channel.[8] He is a member of the Parliamentary standing committee on Housing and Public Works Ministry.[9]
Personal life
Majumder is married to Shahida Majumdar. She is the daughter of Syed Yasin.Shahida was sued by Bangladesh Anti Corruption Commission for possession of illegal wealth.[10] His son, Ziauddin Ahmed Majumder Jewel, was the managing director of Mohona TV.[8] Jewel was sentenced to 40 years in jail in 2002 for the murder of Shipu, a cell phone trader in Banani.[11][12] Jewel died on 29 May 2017.[8]
Controversy
Majumder assaulted RTV journalist, Aparna Singha, and cameraman, Syed Haider, on 4 January 2012 in the Monipur High School and College at Mirpur. He is the president of the Monipur High School managing committee.[13] He was fined in 2013 by Bangladesh Election Commission for violating the electoral code of conduct while campaigning for the 2014 Bangladesh general elections.[14] In 2014 he established an extrajudicial court called Social Justice Committee in his office in Mirpur. Mirpur police officers described the court as illegal.[15]
References
- ↑ Majumder, Kamal Ahmed. "Constituency 188_10th_En". Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ↑ "Kamal Ahmed Majumder Biography". Amarmp. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ↑ Chowdhury, Mahfuzul H. (2017) [First published 2003]. Democratization in South Asia: Lessons from American Institutions. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-77391-1.
- ↑ "Document". amnesty.org.
- ↑ "Bangladesh Parliament Election". amardesh.com. Amar Desh Online. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ↑ "Cocktail hurled at MP Kamal Majumder's car". Ittefaq. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ↑ "Bangladesh Election Result 2014". election.dhakatribune.com. Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Mohona TVMD dies". Daily Sun. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ↑ "Amendments suggested to Cox's Bazar Development Authority Bill 2015". bssnews.net. BSS. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ↑ "Kamal Majumder's wife surrenders to court". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ↑ Asian News Digest: A Weekly Record on Governance, Economy, Development, Human Rights, and Environment. Asian News Chroniclers. 2002. p. 2402. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ↑ "Kamal Majumder's son, four others get 40 years". article.wn.com. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ↑ "MP Kamal Majumder assaults TV reporter". The Daily Star. 4 January 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ↑ "Kamal Ahmed Majumder fined". banglanews24.com. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ↑ "'Court' in parliament member's office". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 11 February 2018.