Akhtaruzzaman Ranjan
Akhtaruzzaman Ranjan | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 14 July 1996 – 13 July 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Habibur Rahman Dayal |
| Succeeded by | M. A. Mannan |
| Constituency | Kishoreganj-2 |
| In office 5 March 1991 – 24 November 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Nuruzzaman |
| Succeeded by | Habibur Rahman Dayal |
| Constituency | Kishoreganj-2 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 September 1947 |
| Party | Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami (2025- Present)[1] |
| Other political affiliations | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| 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 |
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| Battles/wars | Bangladesh Liberation War |
Akhtaruzzaman Ranjan is a Bangladeshi politician. He is a freedom fighter of the Liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971. He is a former member of parliament for Kishoreganj-2.[2]
Career
Akhtaruzzaman was elected to parliament from Kishoreganj-2 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) candidate in 1991 and 1996.[3] He is retired major of Bangladesh Army. He was suspended from the 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.[4] In February 2022, Ranjan was dismissed from the BNP for doing activities against the party.[5] In December 2025 he join Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.[6]
Ranjan is the chairman of Gachihata Aquaculture Farms Ltd, which was listed on the stock market in 1998.[7]
References
- ^ "যে কারণে জামায়াতে যোগ দিয়েছেন, জানালেন আখতারুজ্জামান". Jugantor (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 December 2025.
- ^ "Kishoreganj 2 constituency: AL, BNP aspirants' campaigns in full swing". Dhaka Tribune. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ "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". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "যে কারণে জামায়াতে যোগ দিয়েছেন, জানালেন আখতারুজ্জামান". Jugantor (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 December 2025.
- ^ "Gachihata Aquaculture struggling despite owning 109 acres of land". The Business Standard. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.