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Faruque Alam

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Faruque Alam
ফারুক আলম
Chairman, Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation
In office
1991–1994
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament
for Shariatpur-3
In office
7 May 1986 – 3 March 1988
Preceded byPosition created
Succeeded byM. A. Reza
Personal details
Born(1940-03-01)1 March 1940
Shariatpur, Bengal Province, British India
Died24 May 2020(2020-05-24) (aged 80)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyJatiya Party
Parents
  • Sultan Alam Howlader (father)
  • Noor Jahan Begum (mother)
OccupationCivil engineer and Wood technologist

Faruque Alam (1 March 1940 – 24 May 2020)[1] was a Bangladeshi civil engineer, wood technologist and the chairman of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC). He was elected member of parliament from Shariatpur-3 constituency during 1986 Bangladeshi general election under Jatiya Party banner.

Early life

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Alam was born on 1 March 1940 at Damudya Upazila in Shariatpur District of the then British Raj (now Bangladesh) to Sultan Alam Howlader and Noor Jahan Begum.[2] He completed his early education from Dhaka and studied Wood Technology in Swedish-Pakistan Institute of Technology from 1959 to 1963. He was admitted to Erik Dahlbergs College of Engineering at Jonkoping, Sweden in 1966 and obtained his graduation in Civil Engineering in 1970.[2]

Career

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Alam started his career at Bangladesh Forest Industries Development Corporation in 1970 and served as general manager until 1978. He was elected member of parliament from Shariatpur-3 constituency during 1986 Bangladeshi general election under Jatiya Party banner.[3] He also served as the chairman of BIWTC from 1991 to 1994.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Former MP Engineer Faruque Alam Howlader dies". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b c BIWTC at present (cover story), Khaled Mahmood; The Economy, 20–26 December 1994
  3. ^ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2019.