Kazi Firoz Rashid
Kazi Firoz Rashid | |
|---|---|
কাজী ফিরোজ রশীদ | |
| Member of the Bangladesh Parliament for Dhaka-6 | |
| Assumed office 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Mizanur Rahman Khan Dipu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 February 1947 |
| Political party | Jatiya Party |
Kazi Firoz Rashid (born 2 February 1947) is a Jatiya Party politician and the current member of parliament for Dhaka-6. He started politics from a very early life, when he was in class nine in school he participated in the movement against Pakistan's the then President General Ayub Khan's education system. During his study at university he was elected vice president twice.
Early life
Rashid was born on 2 February 1947. He completed a B.A., M.A., and a LLB.[1]
Career
Rashid was elected to parliament from Dhaka-6 on 5 January 2014 as a candidate of Jatiya Party.[2] In parliament he criticised Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for making Hasanul Haq Inu a government minister.[3] He is the president of Bangladesh Surfing Association.[4] He served as the president of Bangladesh Cinema Halls Owners Association.[5]
Corruption
On 6 April 2016 Anti-Corruption Commission sued Rashid for grabbing the land of diplomat Mohammed Ali in Dhanmondi in 1979.[6][7] Rashid appealed against Anti Corruption in the High Court Of Bangladesh and that case is under procedure as of 9 November 2018.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Kazi Firoz Rashid". Amarmp.
- ^ "Search result for Candidates in Constituency Dhaka-6 Bangladesh Election Result 2014". election.dhakatribune.com. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 12 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ "After Ashraf, JP MP also criticises Inu". The Daily Star. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ "President of Bangladesh Surfing Association". The New Nation. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ "Ban on Indian films goes". The Daily Star. 26 April 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ "ACC prosecutes JP MP Kazi Firoz Rashid for grabbling land of ex-diplomat". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ "ACC grilling Kazi Firoz Rashid". banglanews24.com. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
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