- Source: Abdur Rouf (politician, born 1954)
Abdur Rouf (Bengali: আবদুর রউফ) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the former member of parliament from Kushtia-4.
Early life
Abdur Rouf was born on 12 November 1954. He has a M.A. degree.
Career
Abdur Rouf was elected to parliament on 5 January 2014 from Kushtia-4 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate. On 4 July 2015, he prevented Brazilian wheat from entering the Kumarkhali Upazila Food department warehouse. The wheat had been imported by the government of Bangladesh for its social safety net program. According to Abdur Rouf, the wheat was substandard and had not been tested.
Rouf was detained in October 2024 after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government.