Moni Swapan Dewan
Moni Swapan Dewan (born 18 May 1954) is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician, ethnic Chakma, and a former member of parliament from the Chittagong Hill Tracts.[3][4] He is also the former deputy minister for Hill Tracts Affairs.[5]
Moni Swapan Dewan | |
|---|---|
𑄟𑄧𑄚𑄨𑄥𑄧𑄛𑄧𑄚𑄴 𑄘𑄬𑄃𑄮𑄠𑄚𑄴 | |
| State Minister of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs | |
| In office 10 October 2001 – 29 October 2006 | |
| President | |
| Prime Minister | Khaleda Zia |
| Preceded by | Kalparanjan Chakma |
| Succeeded by | Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 1 October 2001 – 29 October 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Dipankar Talukdar[1] |
| Succeeded by | Dipankar Talukdar[2] |
| Constituency | Rangamati |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 18, 1954 Rangamati, East Bengal, Pakistan |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Residence | Rangamati |
Career
Moni Swapan Dewan was appointed the State Minister of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs in the 2001 to 2006 Bangladesh Nationalist Party government.[6] He called for the recognition of ethnic minority in the constitution of Bangladesh in 2006.[7]
References
- "List of 7th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament.
- "List of 9th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament.
- Mohsin, Amena (2003). The Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh: On the Difficult Road to Peace. Lynne Rienner Publishers. p. 119. ISBN 978-1-58826-138-0.
- "Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh Makes Way to Khaleda's Cabinet". Xinhua News Agency. 10 October 2001. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
Two out of six members of the minority community elected in the eighth parliament also made their way into the cabinet ... Moni swapan dewan, a buddhist from Southeastern Chittagong Hill Tracts was inducted as deputy minister
- "Doubts over Bangladesh rebel accord". BBC News. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
- Mohsin, Amena (2003). The Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh: On the Difficult Road to Peace. Lynne Rienner Publishers. p. 120. ISBN 978-1-58826-138-0.
- "Moni Swapan demands amendment of constitution to recognise linguistic minorities". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
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