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{{short description|Voluntary Social Organization in Bangladesh}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
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| name                =    Amar MP Social Voluntary Organization
| native_name         =    Amar MP
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| formation           =    {{Start date and age|df=yes|2017|02|14}}<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.dailyjanakantha.com/details/article/249365/%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9C%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BF/ |script-title=bn:নামের ছাড়পত্র পেল আমার এমপি |work=Janakantha |language=bn}}</ref>
| founder = Sushanta Das Gupta<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.dailyjanakantha.com/details/article/271656/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8B-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BF/ |script-title=bn:সরকারি নিবন্ধন পেলো আমার এমপি |work=Janakantha |language=bn}}</ref>
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| leader_name         = [https://www.sushanta.net Sushanta Das Gupta]
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| affiliations        = Information and Communication Technology Division, Bangladesh
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| staff               =      15
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| volunteers          =     15000 & 350 [[Ambassador]]s<ref>{{cite news |script-title=bn:৩৫০ স্বেচ্ছাসেবী নিয়োগ দিবে আমার এমপি ডট কম |url=http://web.dailyjanakantha.com/details/article/243315/৩৫০-স্বেচ্ছাসেবী-নিয়োগ-দিবে-আমার-এমপি-ডট-কম/ |work=Janakantha |date=17 January 2019 |language=bn |access-date=27 March 2019}}</ref>
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'''Amar MP''' is a [[Volunteering|voluntary]] [[social organization]], which was established on 14 February 2017. The organization has been formed to connect [[Member of parliament|Members of Parliament]] with the voters of [[Bangladesh]] to ensure accountability, transparency and neutrality among MPs. The organization has won several international awards, including "the Best Regional Enterprise". On 20 December 2017, Europe Business Enggel (EABA) nominated AmarMP as "Best Regional Enterprise" from the [[United Nations]]. This organization also received the mBillionth Award by India's Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://bangla.bdnews24.com/tech/article1375112.bdnews |script-title=bn:এমবিলিয়ন্থ পেল 'আমার এমপি ডটকম' |work=bdnews24.com |language=bn}}</ref>
== History==
Amar MP was established and registered on 14 February 2017 with the aim to bring accountability among the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] members. Amar MP was officially launched on 16 January 2018 by [[Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology|Minister of Information and Communication Technology]], [[Junaid Ahmed Palak]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/feature/tech/2018/01/16/amarmp-com-launched/ |title=Amarmp.com launched |work=Dhaka Tribune}}</ref> Abu Zahir Chowdhury MP ([[Habiganj-3]]) gave the first answer by AmarMP platform.<ref>{{cite news |script-title=bn:আমার এমপি ডটকমে জনগণের প্রশ্নের উত্তর দিচ্ছেন এমপিরা |url=http://web.dailyjanakantha.com/details/article/234348/আমার-এমপি-ডটকমে-জনগণের-প্রশ্নের-উত্তর-দিচ্ছেন-এমপিরা/ |work=Janakantha |language=bn |access-date=27 March 2019}}</ref> The first answer by video was given by MP [[Moin Uddin Khan Badal]] by Video. He is the lawmaker from [[Chittagong-8]] constituency.<ref>{{cite news |title=MP Badal replies to citizen's query in video message |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/development/2017/02/03/query-mp-badal-replies-citizens |work=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=19 March 2019}}</ref> AmarMP.com has received the [[Jatiya Sangsad|Bangladesh Parliament's]] recognition of offering No Objection Certificate (NOC) for the excellent work done by the organisation on 26 September 2017.<ref>{{cite news |title=AmarMP dot com receives recognition from the Bangladesh Parliament |url=https://www.ebangladesh.com/4995 |access-date=27 March 2019 |website=ebangladesh.com |date=27 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007053618/http://www.ebangladesh.com/4995 |archive-date=7 October 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |script-title=bn:আমার এমপির কার্যক্রমে জাতীয় সংসদের কোন আপত্তি নেই |url=http://web.dailyjanakantha.com/details/article/296934/আমার-এমপির-কার্যক্রমে-জাতীয়-সংসদের-কোন-আপত্তি-নেই/ |work=Janakantha |date=27 September 2017 |language=bn |access-date=27 March 2019}}</ref> Prime Minister's Information and Technology Advisor [[Sajeeb Wazed|Sajeeb Wazed Joy]] congratulated the Bangladeshi voluntary organization 'AmarMP' for achieving the mBillionth Award in 2017.<ref name="ci5Aug2017">{{cite news |script-title=bn:'আমার এমপি’ কে সজীব ওয়াজেদ জয়ের অভিনন্দন |url=https://www.channelionline.com/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%93%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%87/ |work=Channel i |date=5 August 2017 |language=bn |access-date=27 March 2019}}</ref>
== Activities==
Amar MP organised a series of talk shows at the Channel 24, Bangladesh before the 11th Parliamentary Election of Bangladesh. It created huge wave at Bangladesh politics. Amar MP is very vocal at raising voice when it sees any corruption at any sector in Bangladesh. Amar MP won the mBillionth Award by Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF)on 4 August 2017.<ref name="mBillionth"/> Prime Minister's Information and Technology Advisor Sajeeb Wazed Joy congratulated Amar MP on receiving mBillionth Award.<ref name="ci5Aug2017" /> Amar MP organized a human chain at Sylhet on 19 February 2019 protesting an alleged corruption by [[Ariful Haque Chowdhury]], the Mayor of [[Sylhet City Corporation]] and a [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party|BNP]] executive.<ref>{{cite news |script-title=bn:মেয়র আরিফের বিরুদ্ধে দুর্নীতির অভিযোগ, নগর জুড়ে চাঞ্চল্য |url=http://www.ittefaq.com.bd/wholecountry/30382/মেয়র-আরিফের-বিরুদ্ধে-দুর্নীতির-অভিযোগ-নগর-জুড়ে-চাঞ্চল্য |work=The Daily Ittefaq |date=19 February 2019 |language=bn |access-date=19 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Contractor accuses SCC mayor of embezzlement |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/city/news/contractor-accuses-scc-mayor-embezzlement-1704616 |access-date=19 March 2019 |work=The Daily Star |date=20 February 2019}}</ref> AmarMP hosted an International seminar regularly at [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|the UK House of Parliament]] in London on 13 June 2018. The seminar was about ''Secularism: Hope for Unity, Peace and Justice''.<ref>{{cite news |title=A seminar on Secularism: Hope for Unity, Peace and Justice in UK Parliament |url=http://www.ebangladesh.com/5035 |access-date=27 March 2019 |website=ebangladesh.com |date=14 June 2018}}</ref> amarMP research showed that most of the Members of Parliament in Bangladesh are not vocal on social media. They are afraid of facing their constituents at media. It was the situation before two years; still it continue.<ref>{{cite news |script-title=bn:ডিজিটাল দেশে সামাজিক যোগাযোগ মাধ্যমে সরব নন এমপিরা |url=http://web.dailyjanakantha.com/details/article/232900/ডিজিটাল-দেশে-সামাজিক-যোগাযোগ-মাধ্যমে-সরব-নন-এমপিরা/ |access-date=27 March 2019 |work=Jankantha |date=28 November 2017 |language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=How is the internet helping ensure parliamentary accountability in Bangladesh? |url=https://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/computing-ict/how-the-internet-helping-ensure-parliamentary-accountability-bangladesh |website=open.edu |access-date=27 March 2019}}</ref>
== Awards and honors==
*  mBillionth Award by Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF)on 4 August 2017.<ref name="mBillionth">{{Cite news |url=http://www.prothomalo.com/technology/article/1278866/%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A5-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2-%E2%80%98%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BF%E2%80%99 |script-title=bn:এমবিলিয়ন্থ পুরস্কার পেল 'আমার এমপি’ |work=Prothom Alo |access-date=22 January 2018 |language=bn}}</ref><ref name="dailyjanakantha.us">{{Cite news |url=https://www.dailyjanakantha.com/details/article/285248/%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B7%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A3-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B7%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A0-%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%85%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%93%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A1-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8B-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%AE/ |script-title=bn:দক্ষিণ এশিয়ার শ্রেষ্ঠ ডিজিটাল অ্যাওয়ার্ড পেলো 'আমার এমপি ডটকম' |work=Janakantha |language=bn |access-date=22 January 2018}}</ref>
* THE BIZZ Business Excellence Award (4 August 2017).<ref name="mBillionth"/><ref name="dailyjanakantha.us"/>
* "Open Parliament through Digital Engagement", of Amar MP Social Voluntary Organization, Bangladesh has been nominated in category 7 in the World Summit on the Information Society 2018 Prizes. WSIS an event that is held annually at ITU headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.<ref>{{cite web |title=WSIS Prizes 2018 |url=https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/prizes/2018/ |website=WSIS |access-date=19 March 2019}}</ref>
== References==
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== External links==
* {{Twitter|amarmpbd}}
* {{Facebook|amarMPBD}}
* {{YouTube|UCMguGlwfBWhUIgzWlzW0XTw}}
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