Dildar Hossain Selim
Member of Parliament
for Sylhet-4
In office
1 October 2001 – 26 October 2006
Preceded byImran Ahmad
Succeeded byImran Ahmad
Personal details
Born13 November 1950
Sylhet
Died5 May 2021 (aged 70)
Sylhet
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party
SpouseJebunnahar Selim
Childrentwo daughters and a son
Parent(s)Idris Ali Chowdhury
Akhlaqun Nesha
Alma materMurari Chand College

Dildar Hossain Selim (13 November 1950 – 5 May 2021) was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician who served as Jatiya Sangsad member from Sylhet-4.[1]

Early life

Dildar Hossain Selim was born on 13 November 1950 in the village of Radhanagar in Gowainghat Upazila of Sylhet.[2] His father Idris Ali Chowdhury was a doctor and his mother Akhlaqun Nesha was a housewife. Selim's grandfather's house is in Bishwanath Kamil Nagar Deokals Union. His father started his career in Jaflong Tea Garden Hospital in the service of the British government and settled in Radhanagar.

His wife Jebunnahar Selim is a lawyer. He is the father of two daughters and a son. The children are expatriates in America. He and his wife lived in Lama Bazar area of Sylhet.

Career

Selim was involved in left politics at the beginning of his political career. He was the Central Co-Organizing Secretary of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. He was GS and VP of MC College Students' Union. He also served as the General Secretary of the Sylhet District Sports Association.

He was elected to parliament in 2001 from Sylhet-4 as a candidate of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[3] He also lost the 2008 and 2018 elections by participating from the BNP. He did not participate in the party decision in the 2014 elections.

He was first elected as the chairman of Gowainghat Upazila Parishad. On 15 September 2004 he asked Home Minister Lutfozzaman Babar to take action against the opposition Awami League.[4]

Death

Selim died on 5 May 2021.[2][1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Former MP Dildar Selim passes away". The Business Standard. 2021-05-06. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  2. 1 2 বিএনপি’র কেন্দ্রীয় নেতা ও সিলেট-৪ আসনের সাবেক এমপি দিলদার মারা গেছেন. The Daily Star (in Bengali). 2021-05-06. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  3. ↑ "Bidisha plotted to overthrow coalition govt". The Daily Star. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Quips & quotes". The Daily Star. 26 October 2009. Retrieved 5 March 2018.


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