Shawkat Hossain Hiron, of the Awami League, was elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[10]
In October 1991, Abdur Rahman Biswas became President of Bangladesh, vacating his parliamentary seat.[17] M. R. Sarwar was elected in a December 1991 by-election.[18]