Akhtaruzzaman Ranjan

Akhtaruzzaman is a Bangladeshi politician. He is a freedom fighter of the Liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971.^{[citation needed]} He is a former member of parliament for Kishoreganj-2.^[1]

Akhtaruzzaman Cetar
Member of Bangladesh Parliament for Kishoreganj-2
In office 1991–1996
Succeeded by	Akhtaruzzaman
In office `1996–2001
Preceded by	Akhtaruzzaman
Succeeded by	M. A. Mannan
Personal details
Born	(1947-09-02) 2 September 1947 (age 78) Kishoreganj, East Bengal, Pakistan
Awards	Shongbidhan Padak Independence Day Award
Military service
Allegiance	Pakistan (before 1971)  Bangladesh
Branch/service	Pakistan Army  Bangladesh Army
Years of service	1969 - 1989
Rank	Major
Unit	Regiment of Artillery
Commands	Battery Officer of Z Force BM of 9th Artillery Brigade 2IC of 17th Medium Artillery Regiment
Battles/wars	Bangladesh Liberation War

Career

Akhtaruzzaman was elected to parliament from Kishoreganj-2 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) candidate in 1991 and 1996.^[2] He is retired major of Bangladesh Army. He was suspended from the BNP after planning to return to the parliament of Bangladesh against the wishes of his party. BNP was then the opposition Party of Bangladesh and was boycotting parliament.^[3] In February 2022, Ranjan was dismissed from the BNP for doing activities against the party.^[4]

Ranjan is the chairman of Gachihata Aquaculture Farms Ltd, which was listed on the stock market in 1998.^[5]