Andaleeve Rahman


Andaleeve Rahman is the president of the Bangladesh Jatiya Party, a member of Parliament, and the principal of British School of Law in Dhaka.

Early life and education

Rahman's father Naziur Rahman Manzur was a former Bangladesh minister and mayor of Dhaka City Corporation and the founding chairman of Bangladesh Jatiya Party. His mother Sheikh Reba Rahman was the niece of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and sister of Sheikh Fazlul Karim. Andalib was a student at St. Joseph's High School and later at Government Laboratory High School before moving to London to earn his LLB degree.

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.
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.