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Rafiqul Islam Miah

Rafiqul Islam Miah
রফিকুল ইসলাম মিয়া
Minister of Housing and Public Works
In office
1991 – 1996

Member of Parliament In office 1991 – 1996

Constituency Comilla-3
Personal details
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party
SpouseShaheed Rafiq

Rafiqul Islam Miah is a Bangladeshi barrister and politician.[1] He served as the State Minister for Labour and Manpower and later as Minister of Housing and Public Works in the first Khaleda Zia cabinet during 1991–1996.[2] He also served as Minister of Education in the government formed after the February 1996 Bangladeshi general election.[3]

Career

In September 2007, Miah served as the lawyer of Begum Khaleda Zia when she was arrested on charges of corruption and misuse of power.[4] In 2008 Rafiqul represented the Bihari community in Bangladesh as they were granted citizenship status by High Court of Bangladesh.[5] He is currently a member of the National Standing Committee of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[citation needed]

Conviction

In 2001, Anti-Corruption Commission of Bangladesh sent Miah a notice to submit his wealth statement.[6] Failure to comply with that notice, in January 2004, led a case filed against him.[7] On 19 November 2018, he was sentenced to three years in prison and was arrested from his Eskaton home the same day .[8] On 26 November, he secured a six-month bail from the High Court which also stayed the fines.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Rafiqul Islam Mia arrested hours after conviction". The Daily Star. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  2. ^ Hunter, B. (23 December 2016). The Statesman's Year-Book 1993-94. Springer. p. 186. ISBN 9780230271227.
  3. ^ "Former Education Ministers".
  4. ^ "Bangladesh police arrest a former prime minister". The New York Times. 3 September 2007. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Stranded Biharis now Bangladeshi Citizens". The Daily Star.
  6. ^ "Senior BNP leader Rafiqul Islam arrested". Dhaka Tribune. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Graft: BNP leader Rafiqul Islam sent to jail". The Daily Star. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  8. ^ "BNP senior leader Rafiqul Islam Miah arrested". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  9. ^ "BNP leader Rafiqul Islam Mia gets bail from High Court". Dhaka Tribune. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2019.


Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafiqul_Islam_Miah