Dabirul Islam

Dabirul Islam
Dabirul Islam
দবিরুল ইসলাম
Member of Parliament; for Thakurgaon-2
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 14 July 1996
Preceded by	Md. Julfiker Murtuja Chowdhury
	In office; 5 March 1991 – 24 November 1995
Preceded by	Mirza Ruhul Amin
	In office; 10 July 1986 – 6 December 1987
Preceded by	Position created
Personal details
Born	29 September 1948 (age 76)
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Political party	Bangladesh Awami League

Dabirul Islam (born 29 September 1948)^[1] is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Thakurgaon-2 constituency since 1996, during 1991–1996 and 1986–1988. He is chairman of the Standing Committee on Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs. He is a 7-term Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Thakurgaon-2 constituency.^[2]

Career

Islam was elected to parliament for Thakurgaon-2 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate. He is a 7-term member of parliament elected from Thakurgaon-2. In the northern part of Bangladesh nobody won more than six times elections but Dabirul Islam has set an example of winning for 7 times. He was elected twice as a member of parliament from Communist party and then five times from Awami league. He served as the chairman of the Standing Committee on Ministry of Housing and Public Works, Standing Committee on Ministry of Social Welfare and Standing Committee on Ministry of Science and Technology.^[3] He owns Ranbag Islami Tea Estate Company.^[4] He is the president of the Thakurgaon district Awami League.^[5]

Controversy

Islam was accused of trying to forcibly occupy the properties of minority Hindu groups near his tea estate. Over 10 Hindu people were injured in attacks by his men. The police were accused of not registering cases against him because his party is in power.^[4] His son was accused of leading the attacks to occupy land belonging to Hindu families in Baliadangi, Thakurgaon, the area borders India.^[6] Reports of Bangladesh intelligence agencies, local police and minority advocacy group Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council found involvement of Islam in the land grabbing.^[7]^[8]