Khairul Kabir Khokon | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 2005–2006 | |
| Preceded by | Shamsuddin Ahmed Ishaq |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Nazrul Islam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 February 1972 Narsingdi |
| Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Spouse | Shirin Sultana |
Khairul Kabir Khokon is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former member of parliament for Narsingdi-1,who currently serves as the party's assistant secretary. He had served as the president of Narsingdi District unit of Bangladesh Nationalist Party. [1]
Khokon was elected to Parliament in 2005 in a by-election from Narsingdi-1 as a candidate of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. [2] The seat fell vacant following the death of incumbent Member of Parliament Shamsuddin Ahmed Ishaq. He defeated independent candidate Shahadat Hossain Munna. [2] The election was boycotted by the main opposition party,Awami League. [2] The voting saw a low turnout and voting centers were forcefully taken over by Bangladesh Nationalist Party activists who chased away the polling agents of other candidates. [2] His supporters attacked and burned the houses of his political opponents after his victory. [3] He received a plot from the government of Bangladesh. [4]
In March 2007,Giausuddin Al Mamun confessed to police that he and Khokon were involved in extortion of a businessman. [5] Mamun retracted the confession in 2009 which he alleged was taken through torture. [5]
In July 2008,Khokon attended a press conference demanding the release of former Prime Minister and chairperson of Bangladesh Nationalist Party,Khaleda Zia,who had been detained in the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case. [6]
Khokon was sued in the murder case of Narsingdi Mayor Lokman Hossain in November 2011 but was cleared by the courts. [7] The police also charged him with arson and vandalism. [7] He was then president of Narsingdi District unit of Bangladesh Nationalist Party. [8] On 14 November,he was released from jail on bail. [9] In December,the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Home Ministry,criticised the police for charging Khokon with burning a train in Narsingdi and asked the police to arrest the real culprit. [10] Abdus Salam,chairman of the committee,and Mujib-ul-Haque Chunnu,member of committee described the case as "baseless". [10]
Khokon received bail on 6 January on a vandalism case from 18 December 2018. [11] On 25 April 2012,Khokon's residence was surrounded by police to prevent him from participating in Bangladesh Nationalist Party protests. [12] On 4 June,he was arrested by Detective Branch when he was leaving Dhaka Central Jail after receiving bail. [13]
On 22 March 2016,Khokon was sued in an arson case along with 32 other Bangladesh Nationalist Party leaders. [14]
In May 2017,Khokon was sent to jail in 10 arson cases from 2016 when the Bangladesh Nationalist Party was waging an anti-government movement. [15] On 4 June 2017,he received bail in seven cases from 2007 to 2015. [16] On 13 June,Bangladesh Supreme Court Justice Hasan Foez Siddique upheld his bail in five cases. [17] On 18 June,the High Court Division ordered the government to let Khokon travel abroad for Hajj. [18] On 10 October he was charged with assaulting police officers in a protest against filing cases against Khaleda Zia. [19]
Khokon is the Senior Joint Secretary of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. [20] He was nominated by Bangladesh Nationalist Party to contest the 2018 Bangladesh General Election. [20]
On 28 November 2019,Khokon received bail in a case over vandalism and assaulting police officers near the High Court along with Hafizuddin Ahmed. [21]
On 15 September 2022,charges were framed against Khokon in the assault case from October 2017. [19]