Lutfur Rahman Kajal Explained

Lutfur Rahman Kajal is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former member of parliament from Cox's Bazar-3.

Early life

Kajal was born on 18 November 1960. He has a B.com degree.^[1]

Career

Kajal was elected to parliament in 2008 from Cox's Bazar-3 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina blamed him for the 2012 Ramu violence in which Muslims attacked Buddhist residents of Ramu Upazila.^{[2] [3]}

Kajal's restaurant was vandalized by activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League along with the nearby Bangladesh Nationalist Party office in July 2024 during the 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Constituency 296 . Bangladesh Parliament . 7 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231126031623/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/get-involved/110-mps-category/mps-of-9th-parliament/972-constituency-296 . 26 November 2023.
2. News: PM points finger at BNP MP . 7 January 2019 . bdnews24.com . 8 October 2012 . en.
3. News: Uttam's mother, aunt freed . 7 January 2019 . The Daily Star . 19 October 2012 . en.
4. News: 2024-07-16 . AL, JSD office vandalised in Cox's Bazar . 2024-07-16 . The Daily Star . en.