Md. Sanowar Hossain

Md. Sanowar Hossain (মোঃ ছানোয়ার হোসেন) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent Member of Parliament from Tangail-5.

Md. Sanowar Hossain
Member of Parliament
Personal details
Political partyBangladesh Awami League

Early life

Hossain was born on 1 February 1970. He has a B.A. degree.[1]

Career

Hossain was elected to Parliament from Tangail-5 as a candidate of the Awami League in 2014.[2] The election was boycotted by the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[3]

Obaidul Quader, the general secretary of the Awami League, slapped Hossain after he defended Hasan Imam Khan from criticism.[4] Quader described both as touts.[4]

Hossain was re-elected to Parliament from Tangail-5 as a candidate of the Awami League in 2018.[3] He received 149,362 votes while his closest rival, Mahmudul Hasan of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, received 78,992 votes.[3]

References
  1. "Md. Sanowar Hossain". Amarmp. মোঃ ছানোয়ার হোসেন. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  2. "Md. Sanowar Hossain History". Amarmp. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  3. "Tangail-5 - Constituency detail of Bangladesh General Election 2018". The Daily Star. 2018-11-25. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
  4. "Obaidul 'slaps' Tangail MP". Dhaka Tribune. 2017-02-19. Retrieved 2022-12-28.


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