Akhtaruzzaman Ranjan

Akhtaruzzaman Cetar
Akhtaruzzaman Cetar
Member of Bangladesh Parliament for Kishoreganj-2
	In office; 1991–1996
Succeeded by	Akhtaruzzaman
	In office; `1996–2001
Preceded by	Akhtaruzzaman
Succeeded by	M. A. Mannan
Personal details
Born	2 September 1947 (age 76); Kishoreganj, East Bengal, Pakistan (now, Dhaka, Bangladesh)
Awards	Shongbidhan Padak; Independence Day Award
Military service
Allegiance	Pakistan (before 1971); Bangladesh
Branch/service	Pakistan Army; Bangladesh Army
Years of service	1969 - 1989
Rank	Major
Unit	Regiment of Artillery
Commands	Battery Officer of Z Force; BM of 9th Artillery Brigade; 2IC of 17th Medium Artillery Regiment;
Battles/wars	Bangladesh Liberation War

Akhtaruzzaman is a Bangladeshi politician. He is a freedom fighter of the Liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971. He is the former Member of Parliament from Kishoreganj-2.^[1]

Career[edit]

Akhtaruzzaman was elected to parliament from Kishoreganj-2 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) candidate in 1991 and 1996.^[2] He is retired major of Bangladesh Army. He was suspended from BNP after planning to return to the parliament of Bangladesh against the wishes of his party. BNP was then the opposition Party of Bangladesh and was boycotting parliament.^[3] In February 2022, Ranjan was dismissed from BNP for doing activities against the party.^[4]

Ranjan is the chairman of Gachihata Aquaculture Farms Ltd, which was listed on the stock market in 1998.^[5]

References[edit]

^ "Kishoreganj 2 constituency: AL, BNP aspirants' campaigns in full swing". Dhaka Tribune. 2018-10-23. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
^ "Electoral Area Result Statistics". Amarmp. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
^ "Akhtaruzzaman's party activities suspended". The Daily Star. 24 January 1998. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
^ "বিএনপি নেতা আখতারুজ্জামানকে বহিস্কার - জাতীয় - observerbd.com". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
^ "Gachihata Aquaculture struggling despite owning 109 acres of land". The Business Standard. 2022-08-08. Retrieved 2022-08-08.

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[1] "Kishoreganj 2 constituency: AL, BNP aspirants' campaigns in full swing". Dhaka Tribune. 2018-10-23. Retrieved 2020-10-21.

[2] "Electoral Area Result Statistics". Amarmp. Retrieved 20 May 2020.

[3] "Akhtaruzzaman's party activities suspended". The Daily Star. 24 January 1998. Retrieved 20 May 2020.

[4] "বিএনপি নেতা আখতারুজ্জামানকে বহিস্কার - জাতীয় - observerbd.com". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 20 February 2022.

[5] "Gachihata Aquaculture struggling despite owning 109 acres of land". The Business Standard. 2022-08-08. Retrieved 2022-08-08.

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