| M. A. Mannan এম. এ. মান্নান | |
|---|---|
| 1st Mayor of Gazipur | |
In office 1 June 2017 – 6 July 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Asadur Rahman Kiron (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Asadur Rahman Kiron (acting) |
In office 6 July 2013 – 11 February 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Asadur Rahman Kiron (acting) |
| Minister of State for Religious Affairs | |
In office 20 March 1991 – 30 March 1996 | |
| Prime Minister | Khaleda Zia |
| Preceded by | Kazi Shah Mofazzal Hossain Kaikobad |
| Succeeded by | Abdur Rahman Khan |
| Member of Parliament | |
In office 5 March 1991 – 24 November 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Hasan Uddin Sarkar |
| Succeeded by | Ahsanullah Master |
| Constituency | Gazipur-2 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1950 Gazipur, East Bengal, Pakistan (Now, Dhaka, Bangladesh) |
| Died | (aged 72) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Political party | Bangladesh Party $3 |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
| Military service | |
| Awards |  Bir Bikrom
|
Mohammad Abdul Mannan (1950 – 28 April 2022)[1] was a Bangladesh Party $3 politician. He was the first elected city mayor of Gazipur City Corporation of Bangladesh.[2] Before that he served as the religious affairs minister of Bangladesh from 1991 to 1993.[3] He also served as the minister of science and technology from 1993 to 1995.
Career[]
Mannan was elected Gazipur City Corporation mayor in July 2013 and assumed office in August. In February 2015, police arrested him for his suspected involvement in an arson attack on a bus in Gazipur in February the same year.[4] The next month, panel mayor, local Awami League leader Asadur Rahman Kiron, who was elected a ward councillor, was made acting mayor upon a court directive. Mannan was released from jail in March 2016. He was arrested again in April the same year and released in January 2017.[5] He rejoined the office in June 2017 but Local Government Division (LGD) suspended him for the third time on 6 July 2017.[6]
References[]
- ↑ "First mayor of Gazipur city MA Mannan no more" (in en). 2022-04-28. https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/first-mayor-gazipur-city-ma-mannan-no-more-3014491.
- ↑ "Gazipur city Mayor detained". World Times 24. 11 February 2015. http://worldtimes24.com/gazipur-city-mayor-detained/. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- ↑ "People will vote for me: Mannan". bdnews24.com. 3 July 2013. http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2013/07/03/people-will-vote-for-me-mannan. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- ↑ "GCC Mayor Mannan arrested in city". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. 11 February 2015. http://www.bssnews.net/newsDetails.php?cat=0&id=470062&date=2015-02-11.
- ↑ "Gazipur city mayor suspended again" (in en). The Daily Star. 6 July 2017. https://www.thedailystar.net/country/bnp-backed-gazipur-city-mayor-ma-mannan-suspended-again-1429180.
- ↑ "Suspension, once again" (in en). The Daily Star. 7 July 2017. https://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/gazipur-city-corporation-gcc-mayor-abdul-mannan-suspension-once-again-1429363.
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