Mozammel Haque (Natore politician)

Mozammel Haque
মোজাম্মেল হক
Member of Parliament for Natore-4
In office 28 October 2001 – 27 October 2006
Preceded by	Md. Abdul Quddus
Succeeded by	Md. Abdul Quddus
Personal details
Born	1955/1956
Died	12 January 2023 (aged 67) Natore District, Bangladesh
Political party	Bangladesh Nationalist Party

Mozammel Haque (1955/1956 – 12 January 2023) was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Natore-4 constituency during 2001–2006.[1]

Career

Haque was elected to parliament from Natore-4 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) candidate in 2001.[2] He received 111,626 votes while his nearest rival, Md. Abdul Quddus of the Awami League, received 79,450 votes.[2] He was the president of Gurudaspur Upazila unit of BNP.[3]

Haque contested the 2008 general election as a candidate of Bangladesh Nationalist Party but lost to Quddus of the Awami League.[4] Haque received 115,409 votes while Quddus received 160,549 votes.[4]

Haque boycotted the 2014 election along with the rest of Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Md. Abdul Quddus was elected unopposed from Natore-4.[5]

Haque was an alternate candidate of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party from Natore-4 in the 2018 general election.[6] The nomination went to Abdul Aziz, chairman of Gurudaspur Upazila, who lost to Md. Abdul Quddus.[7]

Death

Haque died in Gurudaspur Municipality, Natore District on 12 January 2023, at the age of 67.[3][8]

References

1. "Natore 4 constituency: Mudslinging mars AL's campaign". Dhaka Tribune. 24 October 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
2. "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
3. বিএনপির সাবেক এমপি মোজাম্মেল হক আর নেই. Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). 13 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
4. "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results - Amar Desh Online". 23 June 2018. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
5. "AL closer to majority before voting". New Age. 16 February 2018. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
6. "Natore 4 constituency: Mudslinging mars AL's campaign". Dhaka Tribune. 24 October 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
7. "Natore-4". The Daily Star. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
8. "Former Natore MP Mozammel Haque dies". Risingbd.com. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.