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Andaleeve Rahman
Bangladeshi politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Andaleeve Rahman Partho (born 20 April 1974)[1] is the chairman of the Bangladesh Jatiya Party (BJP), a former Member of Parliament[2][3] and the principal of British School of Law in Dhaka.[4]
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Early life
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Andaleeve Rahman Partho was born on 20 April 1974 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. His father, Naziur Rahman Manzur, was a politician and former minister who served as the founding chairman of the Bangladesh Jatiya Party and as the Mayor of Dhaka. They belonged to a Bengali Muslim family known as the Zamindars of Balia in Bhola Island. Through his paternal grandfather Bazlur Rahman, Andaleeve Rahman is a direct descendant of Munga Khan, an eighteenth-century figure who arrived in Bengal from Garmsir in Afghanistan and settled in the village of Saluka in greater Barisal. Khan's son, Shaykh Muhammad, was part of the landed aristocracy in Bhola's Balia and Gazaria areas, where the family established themselves as Zamindars. Bazlur Rahman was also a direct descendant of the Royal family of Murshidabad from his father’s side and The Royal family of Jehangirabad in Pakistan from his mother’s side; his trade inspectors and agents regularly travelled to Balia to oversee commerce, leading to the family’s permanent settlement and influence on the island. Andaleeve Rahman's mother Sheikh Reba was the niece of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and through her grandfather Sheikh Lutfar Rahman, they are descendants of the 17th-century Iraqi Arab Muslim preacher Sheikh Abdul Awal of Baghdad. His paternal uncle, Dr. Azizur Rahman, is a notable scientist.[citation needed]
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Career
Rahman passed the Bar Examination at Lincoln's Inn in the 5th. He then returned to the country and joined as an apprentice under the supervision of Barrister Rafiqul Haque and worked with him for five years. He is currently working as a lawyer in Dhaka and serves as principal of the British School of Law in Dhaka.[5]
Rahman has been actively involved in politics with his father, Najiur Rahman Manju, for over 25 years. When his father died on 27 April, Andalib was elected chairman of the Bangladesh Jatiya Party. In the ninth parliamentary election of the 24th, Bhola-1 was elected as a candidate for the four-party alliance, and Awami League candidate Yusuf Hossain defeated Humayun and won. His party boycotted the election under the leadership of the BNP in the election of 2014. He became a candidate for the unity front and the 25-party alliance in the Dhaka-1 constituency in the 11th parliamentary elections. He collected nomination papers in Dhaka-17 and Bhola-3 seats.[6][7]
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Commentary on Adviser Asif Mahmud
In August 2025, during the tenure of the interim government, Partho became the subject of public debate following a social media post concerning government adviser Asif Mahmud. The controversy originated from a press briefing where Adviser Asif Mahmud, responding to questions about his late-night activities, stated that he often went to Neela Market in the Purbachal 300 Feet area to eat duck meat after finishing his work. He further explained that on occasions when he found the market closed, he would go to The Westin Dhaka instead.[8]
In response to the growing discussion, Partho published a post on his verified Facebook page, writing,
"Once he searched for rice in the canteen, now he searches for duck in the Westin" (Bengali: এক সময় ভাত খুঁজতো ক্যান্টিনে, এখন হাঁস খুঁজে ওয়েস্টিনে, romanized: Ek shomoy bhat khujto canteen-e, ekhon hash khuje Westin-e).[9]
While the comment was widely shared, Partho himself faced a significant backlash. Critics accused him of elitism and snobbery, pointing out that Partho, who comes from a well-known political family, was targeting an adviser with a background in student politics who did not have the same privileged upbringing. This criticism was articulated by figures such as Sarwar Tushar of the National Citizen's Party (NCP), who accused Partho of exhibiting "blatant class hatred" and suggested he could not "accept that a student leader without any family legacy has become a minister of Bangladesh."[10] The incident broadened the public discourse from the conduct of a single adviser to include themes of class and privilege within Bangladesh's political landscape.[11]
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