Talukder Abdul Khaleque | |
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তালুকদার আব্দুল খালেক | |
5th Mayor of Khulna | |
In office 20 May 2018 –19 August 2024 | |
Preceded by | Md. Moniruzzaman Moni |
Succeeded by |
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In office 14 September 2008 –9 June 2013 | |
Preceded by | Md. Moniruzzaman Moni |
Succeeded by |
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Member of Parliament | |
In office 14 January 2014 –5 May 2018 | |
Preceded by | Habibun Nahar |
Succeeded by | Habibun Nahar |
Constituency | Bagerhat-3 |
In office 12 June 1996 –29 October 2006 | |
Preceded by | AU Ahmed |
Succeeded by | Habibun Nahar |
Constituency | Bagerhat-3 |
In office 27 February 1991 –15 February 1996 | |
Preceded by | Aftab Uddin Howlader |
Succeeded by | AU Ahmed |
Constituency | Bagerhat-3 |
Personal details | |
Born | Bagerhat,East Pakistan | 1 June 1952
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Spouse | Habibun Nahar |
Talukder Abdul Khaleque is a Bangladeshi politician who was elected mayor of Khulna City Corporation on third occasions and former Member of Parliament.
Abdul Khaleque served as a member of Parliament from Bagerhat-3 in 1991 as a Awami League candidate. [1] [2] On 23 January 2003,he was sued by the Bureau of Anti-corruption for providing government contracts to his own company. [3]
In August 2008,Abdul Khaleque was elected Mayor of Khulna. [4]
Abdul Khaleque ran for the Khulna City Corporation on 27 May 2013. [5] He lost to Md. Moniruzzaman Moni,the Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate. [6] In June 2013,there was a question on him in an exam in Pioneer Secondary Girls School. The school said they bought the question paper from Printing Press. [7] He went on to be elected to parliament from Bagerhat-3 on 5 January 2014. [6]
Abdul Khaleque was elected to parliament from Bagerhat-3 in 2018 but resigned to contest the Khulna City Corporation election. [6] He was re-elected as mayor of KCC on 15 May 2018. [8] He denied any irregularities in the election at a press conference in the Khulna Press Club on 16 May. [9] He took charge on 25 September 2018. [10]
Abdul Khaleque announced a 504.31 core taka budget for Khulna City Corporation in 2020. [11] He is the President of Khulna unit of Awami League. [12] He filed a case under the Digital Security Act against Khulna journalist Abu Tyeb for a Facebook post he made. Tyeb was arrested on 21 April 2021 under the case. [13] On 13 May 2021,Tyeb was released on bail. [14]
He become the mayor for the third time in Khulna City Corporation (KCC) 2023 elections. He has secured 154,825 votes. His nearest competitor Bangladesh Islami Andolan's Abdul Awal received 60,064 votes. [15]
Following the Non-cooperation movement (2024),Abdul Khaleque and most of Khulna's 41 councillors went into hiding on 9 August,causing a paralysis of the city government's functions due to his failure to appoint a substitute. [16]
Abdul Khaleque's wife Habibun Nahar is the Former Member of Parliament from Bagerhat-3. She was elected unopposed. [17]