Fazle Hossain Badsha

Khandaker Fazle Hossain Badsha (born 15 October 1952), commonly known as Fazle Hossain Badsha or simply Fazle Badsha is a Bangladeshi politician. He has served three terms as a member of the Jatiyo Sangshad since 2008, representing Rajshahi-2 for the Workers Party of Bangladesh.^{[2] [3]}

Fazle Hossain Badsha
ফজলে হোসেন বাদশা
Member of Parliament
In office 6 January 2009 – 10 January 2024
Preceded by	Mizanur Rahman Minu
Succeeded by	Shafiqur Rahman Badsha
Constituency	Rajshahi-2
Personal details
Born	15 October 1952 (1952-10-15) (age 72) Rajshahi, Dominion of Pakistan
Political party	Workers Party of Bangladesh
Education	M.A, L.L.B[1]
Profession	Lawyer, businessman

Career

Badsha is a lawyer by profession.

Basha was first elected to parliament in 2008 using the boat symbol of the Awami League from Rajshahi-2.^[4] He received 116, 599 votes while his closest opponent, Mizanur Rahman Minu of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, received 89,050 votes.^[5]

Badsha was re-elected in the 2014 general election unopposed after opposition parties, including the main Bangladesh Nationalist Party, boycotted the election and withdrew their candidates.^[6]

Badsha was re-elected in 2018 general election as a candidate of the Workers Party of Bangladesh and with the electoral symbol of the Awami League.^[7] He received 115,453 while his nearest rival, Mizanur Rahman Minu of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, received 103,327 votes.^[7]

Badsha contested the January 2024 election as a candidate of the 14-party alliance led by Awami League, which includes the Workers Party of Bangladesh, but lost to independent candidate and Awami League politician Shafiqur Rahman Badsha.^[8][9] He lost to the vice president of Rajshahi City Awami League and school teacher, Shafiqur Rahman, who enjoyed the support of local Awami League activists.^[9][10] He alleged the vote was rigged in favor of his opponents.^[8] He received 31,466 votes while his opponent received 54,906 votes.^[4] He was the chairperson the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Indigenous and Minority Affairs.^[11]

After the 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement, Badsha campaigned for the release of detained Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami politician and Rajshahi City councilor, Nuruzzaman Khan, who was detained in a sabotage case in the crackdown following the movement.^[12]

References

1. "Constituency 53 11th". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
2. "Constituency 53 10th". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
3. "AL independent candidate Shafiqur wins unofficially by defeating WP's Badsha". New Age. 7 January 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
4. "Rajshahi-2: Three-time MP Fazle Hasan Badsha loses to independent candidate Shafikur". The Business Standard. 7 January 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
5. "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results - Amar Desh Online". 7 March 2018. Archived from the original on 7 March 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
6. "AL closer to majority before voting". New Age. 15 December 2013. Archived from the original on 10 June 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
7. "Rajshahi-2 - Constituency detail of Bangladesh General Election 2018". The Daily Star. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
8. "Fazle Hossain Badsha raises allegations of irregularities". The Daily Star. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
9. Ali, Anwar (23 December 2023). "The battle of two Badshas". The Daily Star. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
10. "14-party alliance devastated as Inu, Badsha, Manju lost in polls". Prothomalo. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
11. Sarwar (28 August 2019). "'Anti-Discrimination Act' needed to secure rights of indigenous, dalit and other marginalised communities". Citizen's Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
12. "Fazle Hossain Badsha raises allegations of irregularities". The Daily Star. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.