Md. Atiur Rahman Atik

MP Atiur Rahman Atik
আতিউর রহমান আতিক
Member of Parliament
In office 12 June 1996 – 29 January 2024
Preceded by	Nazrul Islam
Succeeded by	Chanuar Hossain Chanu
Constituency	Sherpur-1
Personal details
Born	(1957-12-01) December 1, 1957 (age 67)[1]
Political party	Bangladesh Awami League

Atiur Rahman Atik is a Bangladeshi politician and a former Member of Parliament from Sherpur-1. He belongs to the Bangladesh Awami League Party.

Early life

Atik was born on 1 December 1957. He has a B.A. degree.^[2]

Career

Atik was elected to Jatiya Sangsad 5 times in 1996, 2001, 2008, 2014 and 2018 general elections from Sherpur-1 constituency.

In the 2024 general election he got the Awami League nomination but lost the election to Chanuar Hossain Chanu an Independent candidate from his own party.

On 6 May 2016, Bangladesh Election Commission asked him to remove himself from his own constituency area for violating electoral code of conduct.^[3] On 17 April 2018, he was investigated by Bangladesh Anti Corruption Commission after Bangladesh High Court ordered an investigation.^[4]

He is two times whip of the parliament. He has become the President of Bangladesh Awami League, Sherpur Jilla shakha for three times.^[5]

References

1. "Constituency 143_11th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
2. "Md. Atiur Rahman Atik -মোঃ আতিউর রহমান আতিক Biography". Amarmp. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
3. "EC orders Whip Atik to leave Sherpur constituency for breaching UP polls code". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
4. "Sherpur-1 MP removed from constituency by EC". Ittefaq. 6 May 2016. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
5. "ACC interrogates whip Atik". Dhaka Tribune. 17 April 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.