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Abdus Salam Pintu | |
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আব্দুস সালাম পিন্টু | |
Deputy Minister of Education | |
In office 10 October 2001 –22 May 2003 | |
Deputy Minister of Industries | |
In office 22 May 2003 –13 March 2006 | |
Deputy Minister of Information | |
In office 13 March 2006 –29 October 2006 | |
Member of Parliament for Tangail-2 | |
In office 2001–2006 | |
Preceded by | Khandaker Asaduzzaman |
Succeeded by | Khandaker Asaduzzaman |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
Abdus Salam Pintu is a Bangladeshi politician. He is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party member and a former deputy Minister for Education. [1] [2]
Pintu served as deputy minister for education from 2001 to 2003. After that he served as deputy minister for industries from 2003 to 2006.[ citation needed ]
In January 2008,Pintu was arrested for involvement in the 2004 Dhaka grenade attack. [1] On 1 December 2024,he was acquitted by high court in August 21 grenade attack cases. [3] [4] In June 2008,the CID submitted charge sheet accusing 22,including Pintu and his brother,Maulana Tajuddin,a leader of Harkatul Jihad al Islami. [5] [6] In October 2016,he was found guilty on charges of killing through common intention,planning and criminal conspiracy and was sentenced to death. [7]
Pintu was made vice-chairman of BNP's executive committee in 2016,at which time he was in prison. [8]
He was released from jail after 17 years on 24 December 2024. [9] [10] [11]