Zahir Uddin Swapan

Zahir Uddin Swapan
Member of Parliament Barisal-1
In office
27 October 2006 – 1 October 2001
Preceded byAbul Hasanat Abdullah
Succeeded byTalukder Md.Yunus
In office
15 February 1996 – 12 June 1996
Succeeded byAbul Hasanat Abdullah
Preceded byAbul Hasanat Abdullah
Personal details
BornSarikal village, Gournadi Upazila, Barisal
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party

Zahir Uddin Swapan is a Bangladeshi politician who is a former member of parliament from the Barisal-1 constituency।[1] He is the convener of the media cell of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[2]

Early life

Swapan was born in Sarikal village of Gournadi Upazila in Barisal.[3]

Career

Swapan was elected member of parliament from Barisal-1 on 15 February 1996 as a candidate of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party in the sixth National Parliament election.[4] He was also elected member of parliament from Barisal-1 as a candidate of Bangladesh Nationalist Party in the 2001 eighth National Parliament election.[5][6] He was the former central president of Bangladesh Chhatra Maitri.[citation needed]

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He is the convener of the media cell of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. He is the chief editor of BNP Communication Cell and director of Bangladesh Nationalist Research and Communication (BNRC).[2]

He was defeated from Barisal-1 as a candidate of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party in the 2008 Ninth National Assembly Elections.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Death threats keep Swapon away from constituency during national parliamentary election in year 2019". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b জহির উদ্দিন স্বপনের নেতৃত্বে বিএনপির 'মিডিয়া সেল'. Prothomalo (in Bengali). 21 June 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  3. ^ সাবেক এমপি জহির উদ্দিন স্বপন হাসপাতালে. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 15 February 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  4. ^ "List of 6th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 September 2018.
  5. ^ "List of 8th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 28 December 2008. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Drive against graft keeps BNP men on the run". The Daily Star. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  8. ^ জহির উদ্দিন স্বপন. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 8 August 2023.


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