Jafar Alam
Jafar Alam | |
|---|---|
| জাফর আলম | |
| Member of Parliament for Cox's Bazar-1 | |
| In office 2015[1]–2024[2] | |
| Preceded by | Hasina Ahmed |
| Succeeded by | Syed Muhammad Ibrahim |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 12, 1957 Chakaria, Cox's Bazar |
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Education | M.A, B.A (Hons) |
| Occupation | Business |
Jafar Alam is a Bangladeshi politician and a former member of the Bangladesh Parliament from Cox's Bazar-1.
Career
[edit]Alam was elected to parliament from Cox's Bazar-1 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate on 30 December 2018.[3][4] He was elected after Hasina Ahmed on that seat at 11th parliament.[5]
Alam is a Bangladeshi politician affiliated with the Bangladesh Awami League and, as of September 2024[update], serves as the President of the Bangladesh Awami League, Chakaria Upazila.[6]
Alam’s political career began to gain prominence when he was elected as the Mayor of Chakaria Municipality in 2005. In 2014, Alam was elected as the Upazila Chairman of Chakaria Upazila.[7]
During his tenure, he focused on local development projects, infrastructure improvements, and education initiatives, which contributed to his increasing popularity in the region.[8][9]
On 20 December 2023, Alam was suspended from the Awami League for violating organizational discipline. According to the suspension notice, Alam, who was serving as the President of the Chakaria Upazila unit, was removed from his position for making disrespectful remarks about Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, which the party deemed a breach of its organizational discipline.[10]
Having failed to get the Awami League's nomination for the 2024 Bangladeshi general election, Alam ran unsuccessfully as an independent candidate.[11][12] He was arrested in April 2025 after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government by the Detective Branch in Dhaka.[13] He was sent to jail over the murder of Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Jubodal leader Shamim Mollah in 2023 in Dhaka.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "Constituency 294 10th". Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ "Constituency 294 11th". Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original on 27 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ "Cox's Bazar-1 Constituency AL candidate Jafar Alam's nomination final". The New Nation. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- ^ "Cox's Bazar-1 - Constituency detail of Bangladesh General Election 2018". The Daily Star. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- ^ "Get 11th Bangladesh National Election 2018 Results". The Daily Star. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ চকরিয়া উপজেলা আ.লীগের সভাপতি জাফর আলম এমপি, সম্পাদক আবু মুছা. jjdin. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ চকরিয়া-পেকুয়ায় নৌকার পরাজয় আর দেখতে চায়না জনগন : চেয়ারম্যান জাফর আলম. Cox's Bazar News. 17 April 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ "New six-lane Matamuhuri river bridge now visible in Chakaria". www.kalerkantho.com. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ Azadi, Dainik (22 November 2020). বানৌজা শেখ হাসিনা সাবমেরিন ঘাঁটি সংযোগ সড়কের নির্মাণ কাজ শুরু. দৈনিক আজাদী. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ "Independent candidate MP Jafar Alam suspended from Awami League". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "Cox's Bazar-1: Jafar Alam quits polls alleging 'rigging by BGB, intelligence agency'". Prothom Alo. 7 January 2024.
- ^ "AL candidates win in 3 seats out of 4 in Cox's Bazar". Daily Sun. 9 January 2024.
- ^ Express, The Financial. "Ex-MP Zafar Alam held in city". The Financial Express. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
- ^ "সাবেক সংসদ সদস্য জাফর আলম কারাগারে". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 28 April 2025. Retrieved 28 April 2025.