Azizul Huq Arzu

{{short description|Bangladeshi politician}}

{{Other people||Azizul Haque (disambiguation)}}

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| name = Azizul Huq Arzu

| office = Member of Parliament

| term_start = 2014

| term_end = 2018

| predecessor = A. K. Khandker

| successor = Ahmed Firoz Kabir

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| party = Bangladesh Awami League

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Azizul Huq Arzu ({{langx|bn|খন্দকার আজিজুল হক আরজু}}) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and former member of parliament from Pabna-2.

Early life

Arzu was born on 7 April 1958. He has a master's degree in communication.{{cite web |title=Kh. Azizul Huq Arzu |url=https://amarmp.com/mp/123 |website=Amarmp |accessdate=19 November 2018}}

Career

Arzu served as the chairman of Bera Upazila.{{cite news |title=Nagarbari ghat on the verge of destruction |url=https://www.banglanews24.com/national/article/2014/Nagarbari-ghat-on-the-verge-of-destruction |accessdate=19 November 2018 |work=banglanews24.com |language=en}} He was elected unopposed to parliament from Pabna-2 on 5 January 2014 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate.{{cite web |title=Kh. Azizul Huq Arzu History |url=https://amarmp.com/mp/123/history |website=Amarmp |accessdate=19 November 2018}} In 2016 he was accused by the Bangladesh Election Commission of violating the electoral code.{{cite news |title=EC to start case against Awami League MP Rimon over 'breach of polls code' |url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/ec-to-start-case-against-awami-league-mp-rimon-over-breach-of-polls-code |accessdate=19 November 2018 |work=bdnews24.com |date=11 March 2016}} He held an event at Dhobakhola Coronation High School and College in Bera Upazila closing the school for three days in September 2018. The school was littered with rotten food leftover from the event.{{cite news |title=MP's event stalls school activities for three days |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/news/mps-event-stalls-school-activities-three-days-1635379 |accessdate=19 November 2018 |work=The Daily Star |date=18 September 2018 |language=en}} He was a member of the parliamentary standing committee on Fisheries and Livestock Ministry.{{cite news |title=JS body for expanding research to protect endangered fish species |url=http://www.newagebd.net/article/28922/articlelist/323/article/article/index.php |accessdate=19 November 2018 |work=New Age |language=en}} He has an allegation to illegally grabbed land belonging to the Roads and Highways Department (RHD) in Pabna.{{Cite web |date=2020-07-19 |title=Former Awami League MP grabs govt land in Pabna |url=https://archive.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/nation/2020/07/19/former-awami-league-mp-grabs-govt-land-in-pabna |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=Dhaka Tribune}}

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