Zainul Abdin Farroque | |
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জয়নুল আবেদীন ফারুক | |
Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
Assumed office 2022 | |
Member of Parliament for Noakhali-1 | |
In office 1991–2006 | |
Preceded by | Moudud Ahmed |
Succeeded by | Mahbub Uddin Khokon |
Member of Parliament for Noakhali-2 | |
In office 2008–2013 | |
Preceded by | MA Hashem |
Succeeded by | Morshed Alam |
Personal details | |
Born | Noakhali District, East Pakistan | 10 December 1949
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
Military service | |
Branch/service | Mukti Bahini |
Battles/wars | Bangladesh Liberation War |
Zainul Abdin Farroque is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former member of parliament for Noakhali-2 and Noakhali-1. [1] [2]
Zainul Abdin Farroque was born on 10 December 1949. [3]
In 2009 Farroque was elected to Parliament as an opposition Member of Parliament and appointed the opposition whip. On 6 July 2011 he was injured by members of Bangladesh Police in an opposition demonstration near the Bangladesh Parliament. [4] He sued the police officers involved and filled a 100 million taka lawsuit against the government. The case was dismissed after investigators submitted a Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Hasibul Haque blaming Farroque for the incident. [5]
Farroque was arrested on 3 July 2017 by Bangladesh Police on cases that accused him of sabotage during protests against the government. [6] He was granted bail on 6 September 2017 in two cases over protests against Bangladesh Awami League government. [7] He is an adviser to former Prime Minister and Chairman of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Khaleda Zia. [8]