Showkat Hasanur Rahman Rimon

Showkat Hasanur Rahman Rimon (Bengali: শওকত হাচানুর রহমান রিমন) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent Member of Parliament from Barguna-2.[1]

Showkat Hasanur Rahman Rimon
Member of Parliament
Personal details
Born25 November 1964
Political partyBangladesh Awami League

Early life

Rimon born on 25 November 1964. He has a bachelor's and a master's degree in science.[2]

Career

Rimon was elected to Parliament in October 2017 in a by-election following the death of the incumbent Golam Sabur Tulu in a road accident.[3][4] Rimon received 65,813 votes while his nearest rival Golam Sarwar Hiru of Islami Andolon Bangladesh received 57,993 votes.[3] Hiru alleged irregularities in the voting which was denied by Rimon.[3]

Rimon elected to parliament in 2014 from Barguna-2 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate.[5] In March 2016, he was sued by the Bangladesh Election Commission for allegedly violating the electoral code of conduct.[6] In August 2018 he was sued by the Md Idris Chowdhury, president of the Barguna district Tanti League for extortion.[7] He faced some criticism from local Awami League activists for occupying the land of a religious shrine.[8] He also faced flank for allegedly "insulting" a woman at a local arbitration in Barguna.[8]

Rimon was re-elected in 2018 from Barguna-2 in as a candidate of Awami League.[9]

References
  1. "EC to start case against Awami League MP Rimon over 'breach of polls code'". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  2. "Showkat Hasanur Rahman (Rimon)". Amarmp. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  3. Report, Star Online (2013-10-03). "AL candidate wins Barguna by-polls". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  4. "Barguna 2 MP Tulu dies in road crash". Dhaka Tribune. 2013-07-26. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  5. "Showkat Hasanur Rahman (Rimon) History". Amarmp. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  6. "Case against MP Rimon: Court orders probe". observerbd.com. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  7. "Barguna MP Showkat sued on extortion charge". The Independent. Dhaka. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  8. "Internal feud leads to highest number of nomination papers sold in Barguna 1,2". Dhaka Tribune. 2018-11-14. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  9. "List of 11th Parliament Members English". www.parliament.gov.bd. Retrieved 2021-07-09.


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