Moazzem Hossain Ratan

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Moazzem Hossain Ratan
মোয়াজ্জেম হোসেন রতন
Member of Jatiya Sangsad
Assumed office
2008
Preceded byNozir Hossain
Personal details
Born (1972-06-13) 13 June 1972 (age 49)
Nowdhar, Dharmapasha, Sunamganj, Sylhet District,  Bangladesh
Political partyBangladesh Awami League

Moazzem Hossain Ratan (Bengali: মোয়াজ্জেম হোসেন রতন) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent Member of Parliament from Sunamganj-1.

Early life[]

Moazzem Hossain Ratan was born on 13 June 1972 to a Bengali Muslim family in the village of Nowdhar in Dharmapasha Thana, Sunamganj Mahakuma, Sylhet District, Bangladesh. His brother, Muzzammil Hossain Rukn, is the chairman of Dharmapasha Upazila. He completed his undergraduate education in Engineering.[1]

Career[]

Ratan was elected to Parliament in 2008 and 2014 from Sunamganj-1 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate.[2][3] In 2008, while campaigning for the election, he was attacked and his car was vandalized by Bangladesh Awami League activists.[4] He is a Member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Posts and Telecommunications ministry.[5]

On September 30, 2019, the ACC started an investigation against Moazzem Hossain Ratan for illegally acquiring assets in a casino scandal in Dhaka. As his name appeared in the media of Bangladesh, the ACC decided to search the assets of at least 100 people including Ratan. The five-member search team was led by director Syed Iqbal Hossain.[6] Later, on the recommendation of the search team, Ratan was banned from going abroad.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Mouazzam Hossain Ratan". Amarmp. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Mouazzam Hossain Ratan History". Amarmp. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Two-thirds of AL nominees confirmed". Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  4. ^ "AL nominee chased as he starts mass contact". The Daily Star. 7 December 2008. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Complete project within this govt's tenure: JS body". theindependentbd.com. UNB. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  6. ^ "এমপি রতনের বিরুদ্ধে আ'লীগ নেতা শামীমের বক্তব্য ভাইরাল". Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  7. ^ "ক্যাসিনোকাণ্ডে জড়িত সুনামগঞ্জের এমপি রতনের বিদেশযাত্রায় নিষেধাজ্ঞা". Retrieved 24 October 2019.
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