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Bangladeshi politician
Fazlur Rahman Faruque
is an
Awami League
politician and a former
Jatiya Sangsad
member representing the
Tangail-8
constituency during 1973?1975. He received the
Ekushey Padak
in 2021 for his contribution to
Bangladesh Liberation war
.
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Since 2017, he is serving as president of Tangail District unit of the Awami League.
[2]
He is the District Council Administrator of Tangail District.
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Career
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Faruque was elected to the parliament in 1973 from
Tangail-8
as an Awami League candidate.
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Faruque contested the 1991 parliamentary election from
Tangail-7
as a candidate of the Awami League.
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He received 41,392 and came second to
Kh. Badar Uddin
of the
Bangladesh Nationalist Party
who received 62,882 votes.
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In 2008, he served as the General Secretary of the Tangail District unit of Awami League.
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In 2015, he supported citizens protesting the proposed addition of
Tangail District
to
Mymensingh Division
instead preferring the present
Dhaka Division
.
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He was elected President of Tangail District Awami League on 18 October 2015 at the triennial conference of the Tangail district unit of Awami League.
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The triennial conference of the Tangail district unit of Awami League was held in November 2022 seven years after the last one in 2015 and Faruque was re-elected president of the District unit.
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On 24 December 2022, Faruque proposed the name of Sheikh Hasina to be the president of Awami League at its council. She went on to win her 10th consecutive term as president.
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Personal life
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Faruque's only Son
Khan Ahmed Shuvo
is Member of Parliament from
Tangail-7
; elected in 2021 by-election called after the death of incumbent
Ekabbar Hossain
.
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