A.B.M. Ruhul Amin Howlader

A.B.M. Ruhul Amin Howlader (born 2 March 1953)^[1] is a Jatiya Party politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Patuakhali-1 constituency. Earlier he was an MP from the Barisal-6 constituency. Since 2020 he has served as co-chairman of the Jatiya Party.^[2]

A.B.M. Ruhul Amin Howlader
এ বি এম রুহুল আমিন হাওলাদার
Howlader in 2012
Member of Parliament
In office 10 January 2024 – 6 August 2024
Preceded by	Shahjahan Mia
In office 5 January 2014 – 7 January 2019
Preceded by	Shahjahan Mia
Constituency	Patuakhali-1
In office 6 January 2009 – 5 January 2014
Preceded by	Abul Hossain Khan
Succeeded by	Nasreen Jahan Ratna
Constituency	Barisal-6
Co-Chairman of Jatiya Party
Incumbent
Assumed office December 2019
Preceded by	GM Quader
Personal details
Born	(1953-03-02) 2 March 1953 (age 71)
Political party	Jatiya Party
Spouse	Nasreen Jahan Ratna

Early life

Howlader was born on 2 March 1953. He has a B.A. degree.^[1]

Career

Howlader was appointed the general secretary of Jatiya Party in 2001. He was elected to parliament in 2008 from Barisal-6 as a Jatiya Party candidate. On 10 April 2013, he was removed from the post of general secretary following a power struggle in the party.^[3] He again was elected to parliament in 2014 from Patuakhali-1.^[4] On 19 January 2016, he was reinstated to the post of secretary general.^[3]

Howlader served as the secretary general of Jatiya Party till 3 December 2018 when he was replaced by Mashiur Rahaman Ranga.^[5] Bangladesh Election Commission declared his candidacy from Patuakhali-1 for the 2018 Bangladesh general election void because he defaulted on a loan.^[6][7]

References

1. "Constituency 111_10th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original on 27 August 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
2. "Jatiya Party presents three-point proposal to president on EC formation". The Financial Express. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
3. "Jatiya Party replaces Secretary General Howlader with Ranga". bdnews24.com. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
4. "A.B.M Ruhul Amin Howlader -এ, বি, এম, রুহুল আমিন হাওলাদার History". Amarmp. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
5. "Ranga replaces Howlader as Jatiya Party secretary general". Dhaka Tribune. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
6. "Application of Jatiya Party's Ruhul Amin Howlader rejected over loan defaults". bdnews24.com. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
7. "Ruhul Amin Howlader files writ against EC's decision". Dhaka Tribune. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018.