Abu Hena (Bangladeshi politician) explained

Abu Hena
Native Name:আবু হেনা
Native Name Lang:bn
Constituency Mp:Rajshahi-3
Term Start:14 July 1996
Term End:27 October 2006
Predecessor:Sardar Amjad Hossain
Successor:Meraj Uddin Mollah
Death Place:Dhaka, Bangladesh
Party:Bangladesh Nationalist Party

Abu Hena (- 14 November 2020)[1] [2] was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a member of parliament for Rajshahi-3.

Career

Hena was elected to parliament from Rajshahi-3 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in June 1996 and 2001.[3] He was expelled from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party for criticizing the party for not tackling Islamic extremism.[4] [5]

Hena died from COVID-19 on 14 November 2020, at a hospital in Shyamoli, Dhaka.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Abu Hena, a former MP from Rajshahi, dies of COVID-19 . 15 November 2020 . bdnews24.com . 14 November 2020.
  2. News: bn:সাবেক সাংসদ আবু হেনা আর নেই . https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/district/সাবেক-সাংসদ-আবু-হেনা-আর-নেই . 4 December 2020 . Prothom Alo . 14 November 2020 . bn.
  3. Web site: Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics . Vote Monitor Networks . 13 November 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081229000617/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=54 . 29 December 2008.
  4. News: BNP sacks Hena for anti-militant talk . 13 November 2019 . The Daily Star . 13 November 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191113170301/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2005/11/25/d5112501011.htm . dead.
  5. News: I've no remorse for being expelled for waging crusade against extremism: Abu Hena . 13 November 2019 . bdnews24 . 23 November 2005.