Taimur Alam Khandaker

Last updated

Taimur Alam Khandaker is a Bangladeshi politician. He is the general secretary of Trinamool BNP. [1] He is the former chairman of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation. [2] [3]

Career

From 2001 to 2006, Khandaker was the chairman of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation. [4]

In October 2007, the Anti-corruption Commission identified Khandaker, former chairman of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation, as a corruption suspect. [5] Mohammad Hanif, General Secretary of Dhaka Auto Rickshaw Shramik Union, sued Khandaker and Barrister Nazmul Huda, former Minister of Communication, on charges of misappropriating 10 million BDT from the Union. [6] Bangladesh High Court cancelled a letter by the Anti-corruption Commission asking Khandaker to submit a wealth statement. [7] Bangladesh Supreme Court cancelled the High Court order in March 2008. [8] In June, he was sentenced to 14 years imprisonment on charges of taking a bribe from Nikunja Model Service Centre. [9] The Anti-corruption Commission sued him on charges of illegal wealth in November 2008. [10] His wife, Nasima Haque, and son, Mashfiqul Haque, were also in the charge sheet. [11] He had 11 criminal cases against him. [4] He collected nomination forms from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. [12] In 2009, he was elected President of Narayanganj District unit of Bangladesh Nationalist Party. [13]

Khandaker, contested the 2011 Narayanganj City Corporation election backed by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party but withdrew at the last moment alleging the vote was rigged in favor of the ruling Awami League. [14] [15]

In September 2014, Khandaker was arrested in Dhaka on a vandalism case filed by Sayed Ruhul Arefin. [16] He was the president of Narayanganj District unit of Bangladesh Nationalist Party and chairman of Bangladesh Jatiya Badhir Sangsthya. [16] In December 2016, he contested the Narayanganj City Corporation election as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate. [17] [18]

Khandaker contested the Narayanganj City Corporation election as an independent candidate in January 2022. [19] He lost but blamed the government for rigging the election. [20] He alleged his polling agents were not allowed in the polling centers. [21] He was the advisor of Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia. [22] He was expelled from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party for participating in the election against the party decision. [22] [23] He said he would continue to work for the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. [24] He was also removed from the post of advisor to the party chairperson. [25]

In September 2023, Khandaker was elected general secretary of Trinamool BNP. [26] He collected the nomination form for Narayanganj-1 for the 12th parliamentary elections in November 2023. [27] He lost to Awami League candidate Golam Dastagir Gazi. [28] After the elections, he warned Bangladesh was at the risk of becoming a one party state. [29]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bangladesh Nationalist Party</span> Political party in Bangladesh

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party is a major political party in Bangladesh. Founded on 1 September 1978 by the late Bangladeshi president Ziaur Rahman, with a view of uniting people with a nationalist ideology, BNP later came out as one of the two most dominant parties in Bangladesh, along with its archrival Awami League. Initially being a big tent centrist party, it moved towards more right-wing politics later.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mirza Abbas</span> Bangladeshi politician (born 1951)

Mirza Abbas Uddin Ahmed, known as Mirza Abbas, is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a member of the national standing committee of the party. He was the Mayor of Dhaka City Corporation from 1990 to 1994. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dhaka-6 from 2001 to 2006, and Minister of Housing and Public Works in Khaleda's cabinet.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Khandaker Delwar Hossain</span> Bangladeshi politician

Khondkar Delwar Hossain was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician. He served as the secretary general of the party. He was elected five times as a Member of Parliament from constituency Manikganj-1 (Ghior-Doulatpur).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nazmul Huda</span> Bangladeshi politician (1949–2022)

Nazmul Huda was a Bangladeshi barrister and politician. He served as the minister of information (1991–1996) and the minister of communications (2001–2006) of the government of Bangladesh. He was a four-term Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Dhaka-1 constituency. He was a member of Bangladesh Nationalist Party since its inception until 2012 when he left the party as its vice chairman.

Shamim Osman is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and member of parliament from Narayanganj-4 constituency.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury</span> Bangladeshi politician

Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury is a standing committee member of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, and former minister of commerce. He hails from a political family in Chittagong and headed the city's BNP unit momentarily to organize the party.

Abdullah Al Noman is a Bangladeshi politician who is a vice-chairman of Bangladesh Nationalist Party. He is a 3-term Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Chittagong-9 constituency. He served as a minister of fisheries and food in the second Khaleda Cabinet.

M. Naser Rahman is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Moulvibazar-3 constituency.

Shahjahan Omar is a Bangladeshi politician and a former state minister for law. He is retired major of the Bangladesh Army and was awarded Bir Uttom. He is a 4 term Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Jhalokati-1 constituency as a member of Bangladesh Awami League.

Ariful Haque Choudhury is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and the former mayor of Sylhet. Choudhury is also an executive member of Bangladesh Nationalist Party. In 2003, he was elected as commissioner of Sylhet City Corporation. He become Mayor for consecutive 2 terms since 2013.

Dhirendra Nath Saha was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a member of parliament from Narail-1.

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.

Shah Shahid Sarwar is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and the former Member of Parliament of Mymensingh-2.

Alamgir Kabir is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Naogaon-6 constituency. He also served as the state minister of Housing and Public Works and Women and Children Affairs.

Nadim Mostafa was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a Member of Parliament of Rajshahi-4. He was a close associate of Tarique Rahman, son of Ziaur Rahman and Khaleda Zia.

AKM Fazlul Haque Milon is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and the former Member of Parliament of Gazipur-3.

Shamsul Alam Pramanik was a Bangladeshi National Party politician who was a Member of Parliament for Naogaon-4.

Mohammad Manjur Alam aka M. Manjur Alam is a Bangladeshi politician and businessman. He is the former Mayor of Chittagong and managing director of Mostafa-Hakim Group.

Md. Rezaul Haque is a judge of the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Khandaker Mahbub Hossain</span> Bangladeshi lawyer and politician (1938–2022)

Advocate Khandaker MahbubHossain was a Bangladeshi lawyer and politician. In 1973, he was the chief prosecutor of the court set up to try war criminals under 'Dalal' Act. Served as Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association President and Supreme Court Bar Council Vice Chairman. He was known as a criminal law expert in Bangladesh.

References

  1. ↑ "Our candidates facing threats ahead of polls: Trinamool BNP". The Daily Star. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "'90pc driving licences obtained through unfair means'". The Daily Star. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  3. ↑ Correspondent, Staff (31 October 2007). "Quader sued for hiding wealth". The Daily Star. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Taimur Alam Khandaker". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "ACC makes public list of 35". The Daily Star. 5 October 2007. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "Huda, Taimur sued for Tk 1crore CNG scam". The Daily Star. 20 August 2007. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "SC says ACC notice legal". The Daily Star. 14 March 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  8. ↑ "SC says ACC notice legal". The Daily Star. 14 March 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "Ex-BRTC boss Taimur jailed for 14yrs". The Daily Star. 13 June 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  10. ↑ "ACC okays filing of 2 graft cases". The Daily Star. 18 November 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  11. ↑ "Salman, Sohel, Mahmudur to be chargesheeted". The Daily Star. 10 June 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  12. ↑ "Convicts, reformists too rush to get BNP ticket". The Daily Star. 26 November 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  13. ↑ Correspondent, Staff (25 November 2009). "Conflict-ridden BNP units get more time". The Daily Star. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  14. ↑ "BNP asks election commissioners to step down". The Daily Star. 30 October 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  15. ↑ "V for Ivy". The Daily Star. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  16. 1 2 "N'ganj BNP leader Taimur arrested". The Daily Star. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  17. ↑ "NCC polls: Taimur to vie with BNP ticket despite unwillingness". The Daily Star. 19 November 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  18. ↑ Liton, Shakhawat (20 November 2016). "Ivy now in a new battle". The Daily Star. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  19. ↑ "Taimur casts his vote". The Daily Star. 16 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  20. ↑ "It's a defeat for the govt, not me: Taimur". The Daily Star. 16 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  21. ↑ "Agent not allowed to enter a polling station, Taimur says". The Daily Star. 16 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  22. 1 2 "Former BNP leaders at the helm of Trinamool BNP". The Daily Star. 20 September 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  23. ↑ "BNP now expels Taimur". The Business Standard. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  24. ↑ "I will work for BNP as activist: Taimur". Prothomalo. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  25. ↑ "Taimur Alam removed from Khaleda Zia's advisor post". Prothomalo. 3 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  26. ↑ "Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury elected chairperson of Trinamool BNP". The Daily Star. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  27. ↑ "Taimur collects nomination form for Narayanganj-1". The Daily Star. 21 November 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  28. ↑ "Ex-BNP leaders Shamsher, Taimur lose to AL candidates". The Business Standard. 7 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  29. ↑ "Bangladesh heading towards one-party state: Trinamool BNP". The Daily Star. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.